Dear folks:
So congratulations to Chip, he’s now a major! Isn’t that wonderful. I got a phone call this morning from Joana Grad telling me that she had received a letter from Helen telling her the good news. So she phoned me so I could [tell] you all about it. We Cincinnati’s are all so thrilled.
Irv has been troubled with his leg again. He’s had athlete’s food for several months, and last Saturday he ran a temperature and chills so Sunday Goldman saw him and made him go to the Holmes Hospital for penicillin treatments. The treatments helped him tremendously but he got a reaction and Dr. Goldman thought you would be interested in that, Chip, because that’s the first time he’s seen any re-action to penicillin. Iv came home today and Goldman gave him hell for not taking care of his athlete’s foot as soon as he got it. Irv must wear white socks and boil them after wearing them, but otherwise he feels fine. And was he thrilled to hear about you, Chip.
Also, thank you (Chip?) for the family letter. It’s a shame that you are running across Anti-Semitism, but you may as well get used to it. In this week’s Israelite (August 3rd) on the front page is an article “Stop Dancing to Tunes of Antisemites”. Read it, and maybe it’ll help you give some answers. It comes to the conclusion that most Gentiles are anti-semitic and we may just as well put them in their place when they show it. This turning the cheek and being passive about it isn’t getting us anywhere and maybe a punch here and there may do the work. Even the editorial on page 4 in this week’s Israelite “Cast in Two Roles” deals with it. Even the Liberals are no better than the general run of the Gentiles.
Evy was over for dinner last night. She had intestinal grippe and was a little weak, but I think it was mostly from hunger so I fixed her up, and now she is adding more food to her diet and feels somewhat better. She’s not happy working at Rockdale Temple since Miss Herzog is on leave of Absence and Miss Lowenstein works there. I’m going to talk to Cy Selznick Sunday when he gets back in town because I think there’s a nice job open at the Center and it would be better than teaching second grade in Laurel Homes. Anyway, there’s nothing like trying.
Edith is having troubles too, now that Wiggie is back. He evidently treated Aronoff terribly, even accusing him of not keeping all his patients for him, and didn’t like it a bit when some of his old patients didn’t want to come to him but preferred Aronoff. Anyway, Aronoff is moving into another office and Edith is staying with Wigser. Dr. Stark, the orthopedist, will probably get out too. I think Wiggie was a little worried that he wouldn’t make enough money right away, but the patients are flocking back. Leo, one of your letters took 6 days to reach me and the other only five days. I realize that you’ll have to stay in the service some time, but do be careful if you go to Japan. I somehow just don’t trust those Japs.
Walt, gee it was nice hearing from you and you sound so busy and happy. I think that is just wonderful. Being in the Field Hospital seems to be the right thing for you at present and it will probably save you time after you get out of the army because you can swing right back into private practice. I’m looking forward to that day. I’m passing your letters along to the family because I’m just too, too busy with our holiday edition to do any additional typing. I have some f Ben’s letters too that Ginny forwarded to me but I don’t think I’ll find time to type them. Maybe next week, while Phil is in New York—he leaves Sunday—I’ll have some extra time, but I’m not promising.
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The Felson Family 