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Ida describes forced travel on foot in severe cold, the death of Vili and her own mother from infection, and the fear of further deportation to Ukraine for colonization. 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The deportees had to make the journey on foot, and Ida carried Vili on her back.  \nIn the severe cold the child froze to death. His mother died soon afterwards of an intestinal infection caused by polluted water; she was twenty-two.  \nThe letter presented below was the last one Ida was able to write and send via a messenger to her eldest sister, Clara, who had stayed in Romania .  \nNovember 4, 1941 Dear Clara,  \nYesterday I sent you a postcard which, if you receive it, will cause you a great deal of sorrow. I am writing to you now thanks to the goodwill of this Gentleman, and I beg you not to tell mother the truth, since it is too awful and I do not want this matter to impair her health, which is poor anyway. My dear sister, for a few days a terrible danger has been threatening us, we shall be sent on foot to the Ukraine (so they tellus) for colonization there. You can imagine our situation when we must go such along way on foot, the weather being so cold, with a small child and with the few things which we will be able to drag along, that is to say, only food for the journey. They say that we shall be sent in groups of 2,500 persons, so that within four days nobody will remain here. The first group left yesterday, among them Rosa with the children, may God protect them. Yesterday our committee here sent a representative [to the authorities], so they postponed our departure for twenty-four hours, for the time being, and there is hope that it will be postponed for another six months, that means, until spring. At six o'clock we will receive the final answer, and you can imagine our panicky state of mind. Perhaps as a result of this extension, even the group which already left will return. I am asking you, my dear sister, to answer me through this gentleman. Perhaps he will still find us here, and maybe these will be the last words I will receive from you. My darling, the things and the money which you have sent me helped me greatly and arrived at the proper time. From the wool that you  \nמרכז המידע או דו ת השו אה, י ד ו שם בי ה\"ס המרכזי להו ראת השו אה 1  \nhave sent me I have made a thick shawl for Vili's neck, because who know how many days we will be on the ways; at least, may God give us fine weather. I beg you not to spread this news in order not to bring any harm to this man of goodwill. My dear, please care for mother, since you will be the only remaining member of her family. Never do what we have done, never separate from her.  \nHow much I envy you the luck to be with her. You remember how I used to scold you for being cowardly, for not being active enough, claiming that one must fight for one's existence. I do not regret anything, such is human life. The only thing I regret is that my eyes will not see you any more. I am suffering so much. I hoped that we would see each other again, but now I have lost everything, all hope. Once, only once to have the chance to meet you again, and then – may the worst come.  \nGoodbye, my dear ones! My beloved mother, my good father, you were the first sunshine which warmed my life. I did not know how to preserve this warmth, I left without so much as casting a glance backward. I was too full of illusions about the future to be able to understand that I was abandoning a happiness which I would never recover. You remember, my dear sister, how embarrassed I felt when you wept at our leave-taking, and how angry I was, with you because of your tears, since I (so I thought) was not going to die after all. Forgive me, my dear, it was I who was the fool. I was light-headed, I believed that one could catch every appealing thing that came to light. I probably was too young. But what's the use of apologizing? I regret from the very depth of my soul that, on departing, I did not realize the importance of the moment, t","cbCail0YCWuNwggu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCail0YCWuNwggu","pdf",134486,"English","# November 4, 1941 - Farewell to Clara\n## Deportation and the journey on foot\n## Deaths and Ida's final hopes\n## The thick shawl for Vili's neck\n## Closing goodbyes and a postscript","[{\"question\":\"Who wrote the letter and to whom is it addressed?\",\"answer\":\"The letter is written by Ida Goldis of Romania and addressed to her eldest sister, Clara.\"},{\"question\":\"What circumstances does Ida describe in the letter?\",\"answer\":\"Ida describes deportation in November 1941, forced travel on foot in severe cold, and the escalating fear of being sent onward for colonization to the Ukraine.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the significance of the thick shawl mentioned in the title?\",\"answer\":\"Ida explains that from the wool Clara sent, she made a thick shawl for Vili’s neck to protect him during the journey when the cold and travel days would last.\"}]","A Thick Shawl For Vili's Neck - A Farewell Letter From Romania | PDF"]