Letter from Vol'f Flaksman to Moshe Flaksman, 9-20-1978

Tashkent          20.09.1978
My dearest,
I did not receive any letters from you for a long time, write me, how you feel, how you live. 37 years passed since we had been separated. I miss you a lot, and Id love to have a look at you.

Misha*, I have three children: 2 daughters and one son, the daughters are already married, and the son is at the 8th grade, he is 15 years old. The eldest daughter of mine has two boys, one is 8 years old, and another is 6. The youngest daughter has one boy of 3 years old.

Misha, write how your wife Polia feels herself, and your children. You know, I used to hold them on my lap; Liliia and Mila, if I am not mistaken. Write me about everything, I wonder a lot. Cordial greetings to your family. Cordial greetings from my family and my brothers.

Waiting for your answer.

Your Vova**

Translator's comments:
*Misha diminutive name from Michail or Mikhail in Russian.
**Vova diminutive name from Vladimir.

The structure of sentences is very primitive. Probably Russian is not his mother tongue.

Tashkent, 700112
Chilanzar, District 9
13, app.33
FLAKSMAN
Volf Yankelevich

Monsieur Flaksman
Maurice
32 Grande Rue ch de
Jaulle gy rogent
5/Marne France

Tashkent, 700112
Chilanzar, District 9
13, app.33
FLAKSMAN
Volf Yankelevich

Translation by Ella Barkan, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 2005.