Lieve kinderen = Dear children

Item is a letter. The letter was sent from Sorensen’s uncle, Maurits (Mozes) van Dam. Sorensen believes this may have been his last letter. An email received from Sorensen on June 6, 2019, which can be found in the “Stories and translations” series, translates the letter as follows: “This year no poem from St. Nicolaas. / Thousands of various thought storm through my head, but I lack the inner peace of mind to be able to concentrate. Because I am constantly overcome by the same thoughts that every person at the moment completely is consumed with and that crowd out all other ideas. / So this time be content with these few sentences and small gifts. I hope that we will in later years can look back with pleasure on this day and that we will say: that was a pleasant St. Nicholaas full of / Enjoyable surprises. / 5 December 1942.”