A. M. Rosenthal's letter to Marion and Elie regarding a birthday gift and friendship

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A. M. Rosenthal's letter to Marion and Elie regarding a birthday gift and friendship

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May 6, 1992

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Marion Wiesel
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Elie Wiesel
Author:
Rosenthal, A. M.

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A. M. Rosenthal writes to Marion and Elię, expressing profound gratitude for their friendship and for a magnificent gold pen they gave him for his birthday. He reflects on his good fortune, humorously pondering if he earned such friends in a past life, despite Judaism's lack of a reincarnation concept. Rosenthal cherishes their friendship, noting how Shirley enriched his understanding of it. He concludes by stating his intention to admire the gifted pen with love, pleasure, and gratitude for the Wiesels.

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