The fake ransom note from the 1924–25 runaway-to-Greece episode. While the brothers Takis and John Lazare were actually in Greece on forged passports of their own making, an opportunist sent Lazaros and Eftyhia a ransom note demanding payment for the boys’ return. The note is part of the same period of NYC newspaper notices and Greek-consulate correspondence the family was juggling while frantically trying to locate the boys.
A piece of family documentary detail that exists precisely because Aline retold the story to Alex in May 2026.