Solomon Cohen to Rebecca Gratz - May 12, 1861

After Ann received her commissed clothing from Philadelphia, Rebecca attempts to sort out an issue with her daughter's boots. She also updates her on the health and travel of family and friends.

This document, appearing to be a proposal or an internal note from Elie Wiesel to Jean-David Levitte, outlines an "International Nobel Prize Colloquium: Whither the 21st Century." The proposed event, tentatively scheduled for May-June 2010, aims to gather approximately fifty Nobel laureates and other influential personalities. The program is designed for two or three days, featuring four commissions dedicated to politics & economy, history & crises, power & ethics, and media & human rights. It also includes two daily plenary sessions and evening concerts with distinguished musicians. The document states that invitations would be extended by the President of the Republic and Elie Wiesel himself, reminiscent of a similar event in 1988. The colloquium is planned to conclude with the publication of a manifesto addressing major challenges facing the current generation. A handwritten note at the bottom, likely from Elie Wiesel, asks "My dear Jean-David... what do we do with it?" or "what do we make of it?".

Rebecca informs her sister-in-law Ann of the clothing she sent for Ann's daughter Miriam and expresses her sorrow over the arrest of her nephew Simon Gratz Moses for having southern sympathies.

Rebecca tells her niece Miriam of Miriam's husband's visits to the grieving Hays, Etting, and Minis families in Philadelphia and Baltimore. She also updates her on other family news.

Miriam writes to her aunt Rebecca, sending her condolences after the death of Hyman, her uncle and Rebecca's brother.