Postcard Spotlight
While researching
The Girl with the Silver Star
, I reached out to many relatives hoping for some information about my family during the war. Finding a collection of postcards and letters that my great-grandfather Abraham sent to my great-grandmother Raisa during WWII was a treasure!
Many of these postcards and letters are what inspired me to tell this story of how my family overcame the horrors of the second war. This particular postcard is one of my favorites!
On the front is a patriotic Russian poem called "The Blue Scarf." The backside has a hand-written note from Abraham to his girls on June 3rd, 1943. In the novel, Raisa wears her favorite blue scarf to remember Abraham while he is far away.
The poem and note are a simple but powerful way of showing the longing he has for Raisa and his girls.
What do you think? Do you have any passed-down family heirlooms you love? Feel free to share them!
Many of these postcards and letters are what inspired me to tell this story of how my family overcame the horrors of the second war. This particular postcard is one of my favorites!
On the front is a patriotic Russian poem called "The Blue Scarf." The backside has a hand-written note from Abraham to his girls on June 3rd, 1943. In the novel, Raisa wears her favorite blue scarf to remember Abraham while he is far away.
The poem and note are a simple but powerful way of showing the longing he has for Raisa and his girls.
What do you think? Do you have any passed-down family heirlooms you love? Feel free to share them!
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