Holiday Greetings from Don and Chris Eastman

The document is a Passover greeting card from Rabbi Amrom Klein of Ungvar in Brooklyn, NY, to Professor and Mrs. Elie Wiesel in New York, NY. Dated on the eve of Passover in the Hebrew year 5774 (corresponding to 2014), the card is written on the Rabbi's personal letterhead. The message consists of several traditional Hebrew and Aramaic quotations from the Passover Haggadah. These quotes reference the Exodus from Egypt ("So that you may remember the day of your departure from the land of Egypt all the days of your life"), include the "Ha Lachma Anya" passage ("This is the bread of affliction..."), and express the hope to be free people in the Land of Israel next year. The Rabbi concludes with a blessing for a kosher and happy holiday, and wishes for contentment from one's descendants, good health, and joyful days.

This document is a Rosh Hashanah greeting card sent by Ms. Evelyn Elie Eisele to Prof. Elie Wiesel. The envelope is postmarked September 22, 2014, from New York, NY. The sender's address is 60 Cooper St Apt 4E, New York, NY, and the recipient's address is 555 Madison Ave, New York, NY. The card features a printed message in English wishing health, happiness, and hope at Rosh Hashanah and throughout the year, including a quote from Genesis 22:17. It also has a printed Hebrew phrase "L'Chayim!" and illustrations of a shofar and a Star of David. Evelyn Elie Eisele added a handwritten message in French, extending wishes for an "excellent new year."

Rebecca tells her friend Margaret (Peggy) of a recent checker game with her brother, continues their musings about their friendship and letter writing, and informs her of the spread of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia.

This is a letter from Ronald Reagan, dated February 17, 1983, to Mr. Elie Wiesel, Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. In the letter, Reagan thanks Wiesel for his thoughtful remembrance, which brightened his birthday celebration. He expresses his delight in their friendship and goodwill, and mentions that Nancy (Nancy Reagan) also joins him in sending warm best wishes. The letter concludes with an expression of appreciation and is signed by Ronald Reagan.

Writing on the eve of Yom Kippur, Rebecca asks her sister-in-law Maria to forgive her for not writing sooner and updates her on the activities of family and friends.