{"id":252,"date":"2017-04-19T23:42:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T23:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2018-07-12T04:37:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T04:37:07","slug":"last-letters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/documents\/war-life\/last-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Letter from Ernest<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944-743x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944-768x1059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944-772x1064.jpg 772w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944-892x1230.jpg 892w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944-139x192.jpg 139w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-Ernest-1944.jpg 1826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dear Lotte:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I am sitting happily with Goetzle. I have with me the small suitcase and the bread satchel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thousand-thousand kisses,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Your Ernst<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Translated from the original German. This note was delivered to Lotte from her husband Ernest on October 18, 1944, the day he was deported from Theresienstadt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Letter from Karen<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"foobox\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-540 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen-772x499.jpg 772w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen-1230x795.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen-297x192.jpg 297w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-karen.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gracious Mrs. Stern!<\/p>\n<p>Enclosed you will find the last greeting from the railroad station from your mother. She was in good spirits and had a good seat.<\/p>\n<p>Signed: Karen<\/p>\n<p>24 August, 1942.<\/p>\n<p>Translated from the original Czech. A note from the deliverer of Greta&#8217;s last letter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Letter from Lotte&#8217;s Mother<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"foobox\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-538\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s1-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s1-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s1-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s1-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s1-772x494.jpg 772w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s1-1230x786.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"foobox\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-539\" style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2-772x499.jpg 772w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2-1230x794.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2-297x192.jpg 297w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/last-letter-from-mother-s2.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Gold,<\/p>\n<p>I am sitting in a corner and I hope it will stay this way.<\/p>\n<p>Always be well I thank you a thousand times and I kiss you a million times your mother.<\/p>\n<p>I will see you again!<\/p>\n<p>Your mother,<\/p>\n<p>Greta Wotizkova<\/p>\n<p>Last letter from Lotte&#8217;s mother, Greta, written to her on while sitting on the train that would take her to her death. Lotte&#8217;s handwritten note suggests that it was written in the middle of the night on August 24th, 1942.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Example of Greta&#8217;s Handwriting<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n<style>\r\n\r\n\t\/*Used to keep captions inside the visible area*\/\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-382 .foo-item {\r\n\t\tmax-height: 300px;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-382.border-style-inset a::after {\r\n\t\tbox-shadow: inset 0 0 20px #000;\r\n\t\t-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 0 20px #000;\r\n\t\t-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 calc(300)px\/4 rgba(0,0,0,0.8);\r\n\t}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"foogallery-gallery-382\" class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-owl-carousel foogallery-lightbox-foobox owl-carousel hover-effect-zoom border-style-rounded\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foo-item\" >\r\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/envelopeWhitePaperWriting.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Dear Lotte, signed by Greta. Translated from German.\" data-attachment-id=\"388\" data-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/cache\/2017\/05\/envelopeWhitePaperWriting\/170783642.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foo-item\" >\r\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2017\/05\/envelopeBrownPaperLottie.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lotte Stern, a pass to the barracks; 24 August, 1942.\" data-attachment-id=\"384\" data-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/terezin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/cache\/2017\/05\/envelopeBrownPaperLottie\/2470295083.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n\/* The Owl Initialization Script\r\n\/* The first lines conditionally show the slide animation *\/\r\njQuery(window).on(\"load\", function(){\r\n\tvar $galleryContainer = jQuery( '#foogallery-gallery-382' );\r\n\tvar $containerID = '#foogallery-gallery-382';\r\n\r\n\tjQuery(document).on('keydown', function( event ) { \/\/attach event listener\r\n\t\tif (event.keyCode == 37) {\r\n\t\t\t$galleryContainer.trigger('prev.owl')\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\tif (event.keyCode == 39) {\r\n\t\t\t$galleryContainer.trigger('next.owl')\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t});\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t$galleryContainer.owlCarousel({\r\n\t\titems: 1,\r\n\t\tnav: false,\r\n\t\tmargin: 10,\r\n\t\tloop:false,\r\n\t\tautoplay: false,\r\n\t\tautoplaySpeed: 4000,\r\n\t\tsmartSpeed:250,\r\n\t\tnavSpeed: 1250,\r\n\t\tnavText: ['prev', 'next'],\r\n\t\tautoplayHoverPause: true,\r\n\t\tlazyLoad: 1,\r\n\t\tautoWidth: 0,\r\n\t\t\tURLhashListener: false,\r\n\t\tstartPosition: 'URLHash',\r\n\t\tdots: true,\r\n\t\t\tresponsiveClass: true,\r\n\t\tresponsive:{\r\n\t\t\t0:{\r\n\t\t\t\titems: 2,\r\n\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t480:{\r\n\t\t\t\titems: 3,\r\n\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t960:{\r\n\t\t\t\titems: 4,\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t},\r\n\r\n\t\t\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These notes provide an example of Greta&#8217;s handwriting as she tested a pen in late August 1942, days prior to her transport.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letter from Ernest Dear Lotte: I am sitting happily with Goetzle. I have with me the small suitcase and the bread satchel. Thousand-thousand kisses, Your Ernst Translated from the original German. 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