The above ship is the ship my grandmother Elisabeth immigrated to the US on.
Crestline, May 12, 1952
Dearest Otto,
I received your letter with great happiness again after a long wait. I sent the last letter to Wisconsin. I also put a small photo in a bathing suit in, not the one in Bremen that you had seen. Will you not receive the letter now? I’m already used to it all. It was so difficult for me, but it went already, without me thinking about it.
I’m happy that you have met Germans — they are everywhere. We have also already met many (German) acquaintances in our village by our house. I’ve been tired from the previous week, we played every evening, it was very beautiful. On Saturday I was in a cake contest (Kuchenwahl). The girls from the school ran this. I won a huge cake and was very happy about it after. Just imagine we were already twice in the papers. Have you not seen us by chance?
Oh Otto you don’t even know how I would have liked for us to have been together on the ship. Then I wouldn’t have gotten seasick there. Because I think your farewell rattled me. It has already been a long time since we’ve last seen each other. Salzburg — how strange it was then to me. At first sight I felt connected to you, somehow, I don’t understand it myself. Maybe the journey was our fate, our destiny? It will make me so happy when we come together once again. It’s only up to you.
Many greetings and kisses. Your ever loving Elis.
Never forget me.
I hope you like my photo as well!
Good night.
