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Harry Cygan [Haubenstock]
Letter to Sala Garncarz, in German, Gross Paniow, Poland, October
1942
NYPL, Dorot Jewish Division, Sala Garncarz Kischner Collection
My beloved, sweet bride!
We really saw very little of each other today, but my thoughts
and feelings were with you all the time, my sweet Sala.
I just heard that Lojcher will come here only very rarely and
that L.F. [Lagerführer] will put together the transports,
but I hope, he’ll help us. Sala, my sweet pet, going away
with you would be the happiest moment of my life. In another camp
we might be able to create a position for ourselves, where we
could see each other as much as possible. One can live quite nicely
in a camp if the conditions aren’t as severe as in Olkusch.
It would be nice if you would be there waiting for me when I get
home from work in the evening; it would even be nicer if we were
really home. We would have nice furniture and just live by ourselves
and for our love. My beloved, little pet, would you also be happy
to be alone with me? Sala, my dearest, it would be the nicest
thing in the world to be alone with you.
Sala, I think we will be assigned to groups [transports] this
week and we’ll fight like lions.
My sweet little girl, don’t write if you don’t feel
like it, I don’t want to bother you. I wish you a good night
and kiss you a thousand times.
Yours, Harry Cygan