Dearest Sylvia

ISBN 10: 166290374X / ISBN 13: 9781662903748

Published by Gatekeeper Press, 2021

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KlappentextrnrnG.J. Mazza has collected and edited the love letters that his father, Anthony Mazza, wrote to his mother during World War II. Anthony Mazza was a navigator with the Army Air Forces, serving in Southern Italy at the end of the w.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dearest Sylvia
• Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 166290374X
• ISBN 13: 9781662903748
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

G.J. Mazza has collected and edited the love letters that his father, Anthony Mazza, wrote to his mother during World War II. Anthony Mazza was a navigator with the Army Air Forces, serving in Southern Italy at the end of the war in Europe. Anthony Mazza's letters reflect the spirit of many servicemen at the time, longing for the war to end so he could return home to build a future with his sweetheart.

At 22, Anthony Mazza left the North Side of Pittsburgh in August of 1943 to become a navigator for the Army Air Forces during World War II. He left behind his sweetheart, Sylvia Jacobs, who was in training to become an emergency room nurse. Over an 18-month period, he steadily wrote to her, cataloguing his progress in becoming a flight officer. Toward the end of the war in Europe, he flew combat missions from his posting in Southern Italy. Dearest Sylvia is a collection of about 80 love letters from this time period in which he wrote about his day-to-day concerns, his hopes for the future, and his love for the woman in his life.

About the Author

G.J. Mazza is a former senior counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he worked on a range of civil rights issues, including religious discrimination in federally assisted programs, sexual victimization in prisons, employment discrimination based on sex in police agencies, racial profiling in law enforcement, and access to language services and disability accommodations in public institutions. G.J. Mazza has also been a vocal advocate against age discrimination, especially in higher education.

With his wife, Cherie Brown, the founder and executive director of the National Coalition Building Institute, G.J. Mazza has written on effective programs to promote diversity and inclusion, including the book Healing into Action.

G.J. Mazza has been long active in ecumenical and interreligious projects, with a particular interest in combatting antisemitism and improving Christian-Jewish relations. As a Thomas More Fellow, he is currently working on a doctorate at the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.