Help needed with German translation

[seyam1601]

Hello all,
I'm not really a beginner to genealogy, been doing it on and off for 30 years or more! But I am new to this site so here goes.........
Half of my ancestry is Austrian and I am wondering if anyone knows the best way to get handwritten letters translated without incurring the huge costs of commercial translation services.
I have a bunch of letters written between my grandfather and great grandmother between the years 1938 -1942. My grandfather escaped Nazi Austria and went to the US. My great grandmother sadly perished in the Holocaust. There are probably 150+ letters. It would be enlightening for me to get the letters translated, especially the ones handwritten by my great grandmother, aged 80, Jewish and living alone in Vienna.

Thanks

[candrjm]

This may be worth a try:

Google "google translate"  select the german button, type in the content of your letters in german, (in the box)  then press the english translation button.

[seyam1601]

Thanks,
I have used Google translate in the past, but the handwritten letters are written in 'high German' and as such are really difficult to decipher. They are also very long letters!!

[jillany]

Perhaps find a person from Germany to translate.  University or college student?

[CarolA3]

Can't help you myself, but other RootsChatters can

Follow this link to the 'Deciphering' board, scan and post a sample page, and prepare to be impressed:  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=425.0

Carol