{"id":387,"date":"1934-11-05T01:05:06","date_gmt":"1934-11-05T07:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/2011\/11\/05\/387\/"},"modified":"2011-12-17T12:06:09","modified_gmt":"2011-12-17T18:06:09","slug":"387","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/387\/","title":{"rendered":"November 5, 1934 &#8220;Now I can write all my letters with ink again. I bought myself a new fountain pen for 25\u00a2.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>  var _gaq = _gaq || [];\n  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-24471021-1']);\n  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);<\/p>\n<p>  (function() {\n    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text\/javascript'; ga.async = true;\n    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https:\/\/ssl' : 'http:\/\/www') + '.google-analytics.com\/ga.js';\n    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);\n  })();<\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sunday 11\/4.<\/p>\n<p>Today I am \u00bd year away from you dear ones.  After a very nice dinner I am now sitting in Leonard\u2019s office.  In \u00bd hr we will go to see  the \u201cFledermaus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I want you to know that the paperweight sent to Doddo and the ashtray I sent Erna were given to me by one of the Vienna friends from the boat.  Opa had nothing to do with that he only did the packing.  <\/p>\n<p>Glad to hear that you Pappa always were a Republican.  Leonard is too.  He has always been very active in politics and some of his friends still call him Alderman.  So many people know him and where we go people greet him.  Now I think I have answered your letter Pappa.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL08B494C61EC7F3B1\" title=\"One Night of Love\"><div id=\"attachment_392\" style=\"width: 125px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/One-Night-of-Love-1934-picture-MOV-115x150.jpg\" alt=\"One Night of Love referred to in letters\" title=\"One-Night-of-Love-(1934)-picture-MOV\" width=\"115\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/One-Night-of-Love-1934-picture-MOV-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/One-Night-of-Love-1934-picture-MOV-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/One-Night-of-Love-1934-picture-MOV.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for YouTubes.<\/p><\/div>Last Friday I was again in [at] a movie with Opa.  An excellent picture <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL08B494C61EC7F3B1\" title=\"One Night of Love\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cOne Night of Love\u201d<\/a>.  Last night Leonard and I saw a very nice movie. <\/p>\n<p>I forgot the name&#8211;Now I can write all my letters with ink again.  I bought myself a new fountain pen for 25\u00a2.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_394\" style=\"width: 151px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/large-centenary-pen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/large-centenary-pen-141x150.jpg\" alt=\"Now I can write all of my letters in ink again.\" title=\"large centenary pen\" width=\"141\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/large-centenary-pen-141x150.jpg 141w, https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/large-centenary-pen-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/large-centenary-pen.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> &quot;Now I can write all of my letters with ink again.&quot;<\/p><\/div> <br clear=all><\/p>\n<p>Continued 11\/5.<\/p>\n<p>I could not finish this letter last night since we had to rush to get to the Fledermaus on time.  It was a very good performance in German.  Of course not as good as a New Years eve performance in Ffm.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_390\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lyric_opera_chicago_presents_die_fledermaus_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lyric_opera_chicago_presents_die_fledermaus_2-150x91.jpg\" alt=\"poster from The opera described in trudel&#039;s letters\" title=\"lyric_opera_chicago_presents_die_fledermaus_2\" width=\"150\" height=\"91\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lyric_opera_chicago_presents_die_fledermaus_2-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lyric_opera_chicago_presents_die_fledermaus_2-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lyric_opera_chicago_presents_die_fledermaus_2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Die Fledermaus<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe house was filled every seat taken.  We were really lucky to get 2 tickets together.  And what a big beautiful theatre.  Wish you could see it too.  Much bigger and more elaborate than the one where I was 2 weeks ago.  It really felt good to be in a crowd of nice elegant people instead of the \u201cGesang Verein\u201d affairs and hear only German speaking.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_395\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/CivicOperaHouseChicago.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/CivicOperaHouseChicago-150x99.jpg\" alt=\"Civic Oper House\" title=\"CivicOperaHouseChicago\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/CivicOperaHouseChicago-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/CivicOperaHouseChicago-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lgrossman.com\/trudel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/CivicOperaHouseChicago.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;What a big, beautiful theatre.&quot;<\/p><\/div>Today we are not starting to work until 1:00.  So I am going to go downtown now to do a little shopping and maybe look for another job for a change.  I wonder when I will receive the $8 they owe me and a few things I still have hanging there from Budwig.  They had already an auction 1 week ago.  Too bad I did not take a wooden head block home over the weekend.  They would never been able to auction that off.  Gus gave me one when I was there the first time and I am glad I have it.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday Sunday afternoon I was supposed to come to Weils but why should I spend a nice Sunday afternoon with them when Leonard really only has time for me on Sundays?<\/p>\n<p>That is it for now.  I am very happy and send you love and kisses.<\/p>\n<p>[Below in Leonard J. Grossman&#8217;s handwriting, also in German in original letter.]<\/p>\n<p>Greeting and best wishes, Leonard.<br \/>\n<HR aligh=\"left\" width=\"50%\"><br \/>\nShortlink for this post:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/wp.me\/s1yA95-387<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday 11\/4. Today I am \u00bd year away from you dear ones. After a very nice dinner I am now sitting in Leonard\u2019s office. 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