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Handwritten letter (page 1), in German Kurrent script

15.06.1930from München (Munich), Germanybetween Julius Oppenheimer, Elsa Oppenheimer, Mina Weiler, Josef Oppenheimer, Frieda Allersheimer2 pages
Original — Deutsch
München 15 Juni 1930
Liebe Mina!
Deinen Brief vom 5/6 Juni N: 28 kam in
unseren Besitz u gleichzeitig auch einen
von Agnes. Es freut uns Dich wohlauf zu
wissen u können von uns somit auch
berichten auch mit Agnes Brief haben wir
uns sehr gefreut. Die weißen Schuhe werden
so rasch wie möglich erledigt u hoffen dass selbe
[gefunden?] sind. Was wir dir von hier nach-
schicken können so lange wir hier sind ist
doch nach unserer Ansicht viel bescheiden[er?]
u [?] dadurch hast du ein paar Groschen [gespart?]
dies wirst du auch verstehen. Keine weitere
Wünsche haben wir [?], dieselbe liegen
zu [?] unserem [?]. Ja ich glaube
gern, dass die Mitteilung von der [?] Frau
Maier dich erschüttert hat, [... unleserlich] die Zeit
ab überstanden u hat es der l. Gott mit
ihr gut gemeint. [?] Bin jetzt mit der
Ausarbeitung meiner [?] u [?] die
[?] Begriff [... unleserlich] das Suchen macht
einen bekannten [?] uns u arbeitet
[?] seit [Dezember?] kam, [... unleserlich]
[?] die Arbeit wird immer größer u
das Geld weniger. aber wenn [?] ich
damit abfinden soll geht jetzt noch die [Schul?]-
zeit nach besser. Von Holland müsst[e?] die
inzwischen Brief erhalten haben. Selbstverständ[lich?]
wenn wir von Ausland keinen Gebrauch
machen brauchen wäre es besser aber wenn
wieder etwas dazwischen kommen wird
ist es vielleicht besser [... unleserlich]
zu haben. Hast du noch [Puder?] u
l. [?]. Hast du keine Tassen mehr
Translation — English
Munich, 15 June 1930
Dear Mina!
Your letter of 5/6 June N: 28 came into
our possession and at the same time also one
from Agnes. We are glad to know you are well
and can accordingly report the same of ourselves;
we were also very pleased with Agnes's letter.
The white shoes will be
seen to as quickly as possible, and we hope that they
have been [found?]. What we can send you on from here
for as long as we are here is
after all, in our view, much more modest,
and [?] by that you save a few pennies [?]
you will understand this too. We have no further
wishes [?] for now, they lie
too [?] to our [?]. Yes, I readily believe
that the news about [?] Frau
Maier shook you; [... illegible] the time
survived, and the dear Lord meant well
by her. [?] I am now busy with the
working-out of my [?] and [?] the
[?] idea [... illegible] the searching makes
an acquaintance [?] us and works
[?] since [December?] came, [... illegible]
[?] the work keeps getting greater and
the money less. But if [?] I
am to resign myself to it, the [school?]-
time still goes better afterwards. From Holland they must
have received the letter in the meantime. Of course[?],
if we do not need to make any use of abroad
it would be better, but if
something comes in between again
it is perhaps better [... illegible]
to have. Have you still got any [powder?] and
[?]. Have you no more cups
Historical context

Second page of the pair is 001_018_0004; this is page 1 of a two-page private family letter written in German Kurrent and dated 'München 15 Juni 1930'. It is an ordinary domestic letter, written eight years before the emigration crisis that dominates the rest of this folder: it deals with a pair of white shoes being sent, small sums of money, news of a Frau Maier, a heavy workload and shrinking income, and letters exchanged with Agnes and with Holland. The addressee is 'Liebe Mina', addressed with the familiar 'Du'; the mention of Dollars on the second sheet suggests she was already living in the United States. The catalogue links this item to Julius Oppenheimer, Elsa Oppenheimer and Mina Oppenheimer née Kirchhausen; that linkage is unverified here, and Mina née Kirchhausen (d. 1913 Gemmingen) cannot be a correspondent in 1930 and is not named anywhere on the sheet. The München dateline also does not match the Gemmingen/Stuttgart residences recorded for Julius and Elsa Oppenheimer, so the attribution should be treated with caution.