[Handwritten Letter from Rosa Anspach to Daniel W. Kempner, December 9, 1952]

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Handwritten letter from Rosa Anspach to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for his previous letter, wishing him a swift recovery from his medical issues and discussing her ongoing attempt to be admitted into the Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews of New York.

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3 p. ; 21 x 13 cm.

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Anspach, Rosa December 9, 1952.

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Handwritten letter from Rosa Anspach to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for his previous letter, wishing him a swift recovery from his medical issues and discussing her ongoing attempt to be admitted into the Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews of New York.

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3 p. ; 21 x 13 cm.

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Item Text: "Dear Dan: With many thanks I acknowledge your letter of Dec. 3rd., which I appreciate beyond words, especially as you returned only a short while ago and in poor condition. I most sincerely hope this will have satisfactorily improved by now. It is bad enough, though, that you had such a strenuous time in Europe instead of rest and vacation and some enjoyment; and that you had to undergo a medical treatment here as well as at home. In addition to this I regret more than I can say that we missed another opportunity to meet you. Could I not have been of any use to you while you were here?! I think you very much for telling me of the hoo[?] celebration at Ike's, I shall be only too glad to extend my wishes to him. I am just realizing how much I should have liked to do it personally. I took most attentively, and partly most thankfully, notice of what you wrote about the "Home" affair. (The letter of the Director to you is - to say the least - a slight misrepresentation.) My present way of living is very satisfactory to me. If wishes would bear their fulfillments in them, I surely should wish to continue it as long as I do not survive either my [?] or my ability to take care of myself. But as it is I think I have to stick to my decision to go to the Home when called. That certain circumstances as incurable diseases may cause them to find another stay for the inmates is a fact of which I try not to think. Unless this comes to pass, and if my own means are exhausted, old age pension will be paid to the Home in my behalf. unfortunately, I have no other claim: Social Security just started to be applied to domestic employees when I had to give up my 9 years' [?]. (January 1, 1951) Unemployment assurance does not concern me either. The letter was a great help to Erich when he could not work. He started working some weeks ago; but unfortunately it seems that his accident will have unavoidable consequences for his future in the business. With my best wishes, I am sincerely yours, Rosa.

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Harris and Eliza Kempner

One of Galveston’s most iconic families, the Kempner family influenced the social and philanthropic landscape of Galveston, and its members created an expansive economic empire. This collection includes both personal papers and documentation of the family's involvement in business and industry.

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Anspach, Rosa. [Handwritten Letter from Rosa Anspach to Daniel W. Kempner, December 9, 1952], letter, December 9, 1952; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1342647/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.

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