Mrs. Culp's Diary, Tuesday, February 23, 1937

Sister Rosa celebrates her birthday in Berlin

"Rosa's birthday," was the entry at the top of the page today, referring to Mrs. Culp's older sister, Rosa Rosendorff, who still lived in Germany with her husband, Hans, and their three adult children. Although Mrs. Culp never comments on national or international affairs in her diary, she certainly knew that war clouds were gathering over Europe. Itali…