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Letters to Sala

Letters to Sala


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“Today is a gorgeous day, we are in the best of spirits and have great hopes for the future…”
“Today is a gorgeous day, we are in the best of spirits and have great hopes for the future…”
  ““Sala, on these holidays we are so far apart from one another, everyone is dispersed over all the world.””
“Sala, on these holidays we are so far apart from one another, everyone is dispersed over all the world.”
“March 5th is a happy and a lucky day for us. For today we are celebrating our dear Sala’s birthday; alas, still behind barbed wire.”
“March 5th is a happy and a lucky day for us. For today we are celebrating our dear Sala’s birthday; alas, still behind barbed wire.”
  “May you never again know suffering/And may you live, in good health/For 120 years in freedom…”
“May you never again know suffering/And may you live, in good health/For 120 years in freedom…”