November 1941 

• Dear Trinity,
  Got your letter of October. I'll answer what I could gather. Unfortunately, a whole lot was missing. Please do me a favour and write on double-pages so that if there's any objection I don't lose everything on both sides of a page. I'm very sorry that you're ill, Opa (Grandpa), dear. What pain you must have, poor thing. I hope you're better soon. As Ingrid still isn't at school, I hope she'll cheer you up a bit. Like you, I hope I get further payments from August. Why this equal classification of the children? Will they still stay mine? I'm sorry for Elfi. I hope the child at least gives her pleasure. I'd like to know why it takes months to get the results. Don't write too vaguely or they'll object. Did you send the note to the Gemeinde? I look forward to the warm things. Why don't I ever get a letter from Lilly and Herta? They could both write me a letter together. Don't take everything so seriously. Why doesn't the skat pal write a note, and where's the report on the children that I asked Mutti for? Do you get my post without objections? I hope you'll answer everything fully. Who was sent off by the school? Once again, get well, Opa, dear. Tender greetings to you all, Your Irma Mutti. 

Explanation:  

• "At Christmas 1941 the Camp management took a philanthropic turn. For the first time, relatives were allowed to send parcels, the exact contents and weight of which were dictated by the SS. However, the biggest surprise was - every prisoner was allowed to receive a woollen jacket." [M. Buber-Neumann: Milena - Kafkas Freundin, Frankfurt 1985, S. 39]