January 15, 1941
Dear Mrs. Silbernagle:
Rosalind wrote to me that your sister was in Gurs and that you wanted some advice in regard to helping her. It seemed best to handle the matter through the office and that’s why you are receiving the formal letter which goes along with this one. I am not a very formal sort of person, but it is just a little easier to work on these problems through the office rather than as a private person, and so I knew you would understand my wanting to do so. Also I want to explain that I use my maiden name in the office because it makes matters simpler.
I am awfully sorry to learn that your sister was one of the people
who was deported and I hope very much that we can be the means of helping you
to get in touch with her. I know you will be glad to hear that the Joint Distribution
Committee has been expending a great deal of money in unoccupied France
generally and that in addition to this, we have spent upwards of $23,000 in the past 3 months in
Camp de Gurs alone in order to make things comfortableeasier for the people there.
Julian wants to be remembered to you very affectionately and we both send our love to the family.
Sincerely yours, Jeanette R. [?]
