ABSTRACT
Life in Boston meant a new cultural setting, but because of her profession Deutsch Helene could continue Old World ties. S. Freud kept minimally in touch with her. He had been angry with Helene for leaving Vienna, but she could discount his reaction in view of his general distaste for America. Edward Bibring maintained contact with Helene through birthday greetings to her on October 12, 1936; like Freud she took such occasions seriously. Letter writing was an art decreasingly practiced on this side of the Atlantic, and over the years Helene absorbed New World ways; telephone calls replaced more traditional means of communication. Many of Helene’s letters to Felix Deutsch were concerned with the plans and arrangements connected with her fascination with a farm she had started in North Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Like other Europeans then Helene felt the need for land; with the approach of war a secure supply of food had its realistic advantages.
