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Letter from Helena Moloney, 9 Belgrave Road, Rathmines, Dublin to Miss Daly, thanking her for supplies of food and clothes sent from Limerick to Dublin for Republican prisoners.

From Hella in London to her sister Gisela. Hella has been thinking about Gisela but not written as she has been sick for the last three weeks. Hella is glad her sister has turned to her for help, especially as their mother is no longer with them. Hella encourages her by saying that Gisela has always been the strong one and hopes that Karli and the children are thankful to her for this. It seems that Gisela has reached the end of her nerves and is finding it hard to cope. They hope that her financial worries will soon be over. Bill is asking if they can send some money over. Hella is sending 20DM with this letter which is for Gisela’s own use. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She got home safely on Thursday and thanks him for ringing her. She hopes to see him before he leaves Fürstenwalde. If the weather remains so awful then he will often be grounded, in which case the final date cannot be 15 March. She asks where he will be moved to afterwards. On Friday for five hours she had to write an essay on the ‘Perceptions of a political thinker’, Hans Grimm. Her school results come out on 21 April but she is not going to let this ruin her Easter holidays even though she does not expect a glowing report. She got a cold swimming and her nasal voice caused the class to laugh at her reading from Antonius’ funeral eulogy for Caesar. She is going to the zoo later that day. In the evening she is going to see the film Meine Frau Teresa with her parents. Her father has just given her a small packet of stamps for Günther’s brother, so she will deliver them sometime soon. The weather today is good so perhaps he could get out flying. She understands that flying interests him more than the theory but says that the theory is important too. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She has skipped school this week, but in the current turmoil this was not noticed. The teachers are having to help out with clearing up after the bombing and supporting the homeless. The last attack was the worst that they have had. The gym is now full of the remains of furniture. She has spent a lot of her spare time peeling potatoes for her mother. She hopes he has recovered from the exertions of a training walk. She signs off as there is to be a nice spread for coffee as it is her sister’s birthday. With envelope.

From Hella in Berlin. She calls Günther a monster. First she had to wait a long time for his letter, and when it does arrive, it contains a dressing down. Hella admits that Günther is probably right in what he says, as others have said the same, and Hella promises to make an effort. Hella cried her eyes out today over a maths test. If she had got a two in the test, she would also have got a two in her report card. However, she had to hand her paper in blank. She could not do the test. None of her neighbours would help her in spite of pokes in the ribs and messages. They have heard that there redeployment will take place from the middle of May until 1 September. They were examined today and Hella was one of the few who passed as fit to work in a hospital, with a family with many children or in the government bunkers for children. Those who are conditionally fit will work in offices. Hella is looking forward to not having to go to school. She asks Günther not to take her teasing to heart. She reports that one of his letters took three days to arrive. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She arrived home the evening before and is surprised at the atmosphere in Berlin. In Binz the rumours and gossip could be ignored, but in Berlin everyone is listening to them. At first she became very worried then decided that the situation, although bad, was not as bad as all that. Those living in Berlin got a shock when Hamburg was bombed. On Monday she starts work. She will spend twelve days at the Olympic stadium to cover holiday leave for a Kindergarten assistant before travelling to Thüringen for four weeks. She is glad of the time in Berlin as she will be able to put in some athletic practise for her School Leaving Certificate, something which will be difficult in Thüringen. Her suntanned skin is causing people to stare in Berlin where everyone is so pale. Hella should have gone to get her photo taken at Meyer on Monday. However, when her mother picked up her passport photo she was told that there was no point in using them as Hella was so brown, so Hella will have to wait. If Günther does not like the enclosed photo he should let Hella know. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. The number of children in the Kindergarten has gone down to six, but they are still very busy. The children are provided with good food, and as their carers, the ‘aunts’ do not go short. However, Hella complains that some of the aunts are profiteering from the food provided for the children and taking it to their own homes instead of giving it to the children. Work in the Kindergarten finishes on the 12th. Then everyone gets moved to Thüringen. Hella hopes she won’t have to go as her sister is getting married at the beginning of September and she would like to be able to go to that. Hella comments that many people are leaving Berlin, including Günther’s family. In Hella’s apartment block, most people have already left. She asks how long Günther will be in Parchim. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. Hella has deliberately not written in a while so that he can experience how unpleasant it is to have to wait for post. Her time looking after children has now finished. It is unknown where her school will go. Although they do not have lessons, they still have to attend a roll call. Her things are ready for leaving. They even have to take a feather bed with them. They won’t be separated out into civilian quarters but will stay all together in a camp, just like in the KLV. Hella is supposed to be a KLV leader herself, but argues that this is not possible as she wants to sit her leaving certificate and stay together with her school. She went and got her picture taken for Günther. She hopes to be able to stay in Berlin to the end of the month as there is a film coming out that she would like to see. She went to Günther’s house to return a book. The house is looking good again. Only his father was there, but she received a letter from Günther’s mother. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She starts by saying that a letter she had sent to Günther on the 7th has been returned as the address was unknown. She admits that whilst she sometimes deliberately makes him wait for news from her, this time she was innocent. It is difficult to obtain paper to write letters on. The weather is extremely warm, but she is able to buy ice cream from the money earned whilst working. The school still does not know where it will be sent. She is enjoying frequent trips to the cinema. She suggests recording letters on tape instead of writing them, but thinks that she would soon run out of things to say. With envelope.

From Hella in Crimmitschau. She has been put on ‘washing duty’ for the week. She does not have much to do apart from school work so she thinks about Günther. She writes some of these fancies down and asks what sort of plane he is now flying. She is happy that he did not take part in the dance evening. With envelope.