ALS Mrs. Louis Brecher, 15 August 1963

200North Trenton Ave ack and 10/1 Pittsburgh 21, Pa. August $5, 1963 Dear President Kennedy, As a mother, I wish to express my sympathy for your recent loss of your son Patrick. I feel a letter, at this time, urging you to work toward Peace -and an end to the destructive use of Neuclear energy is unnecessary. The pollution of our atmosphere with Neuclear fallout and the results to our generation lopen and the generations -2- to follow are well Known to you. was an excellent one. I feel that Your speech at American University we should not hate the people of the Soviet Union because we do not agree with their Political System. I have tried to bring up my own two children to feel a Kinship to people of all races, colors and creeds all over the world and to devote their time and energy to helping others. My oldest is only 612 years old but already is doing as much to help others as many adults do, All through last winter she sent a big part of her allowance to CARE. This summer she started, with 24 other children in our neighborhood, a stand. They make various craft items, bake cookies etc. and make cold drinks. All the money they make goes to CARE, to help people all over the world. So far they have earned $70 and their goal for the Summer is $100. Some of the children are receiving Public Assistance. Yet they were able to recognize the needs of others less fortunate than themselves and devote many hours of work and some of their own money and food to helping others. If only more adults were as unselfish as these children cover) the world would indeed be a far better place to live in. When people say, "What is becoming of our younger generation, "and talk about Juvenile Deliquency, I think our children are doing amazingly well for the complex, insecure world they are growing up in. We certainly owe our children our strongest efforts for a Peaceful World. Sincerely, (Mrsi) Louis Brecker