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Helene’s daughter Eva received her license as a Registered Nurse in November 1943, at the age of 22. We saw her nursing degree in the September 22 post. At the time, her 19-year old brother was in the army, being trained before being shipped out. We saw his first letter from the South Pacific in the February 3 post.
In other letters, we’ve seen how Eva dreamed of using her nursing degree to leave San Francisco and see the world. Instead, she stayed home to help her bring her parents to the U.S. should the possibility arise. Eva and Harry have had little word from their parents in Vienna since the U.S. entered the war in 1941. They do not know that Helene and Vitali are about to be deported to concentration camps (see October 15 post).
Eva with her graduating class in 1943.