(Physicist and Noble Prize winner. 1879-1955). Typed Letter Signed in English. On personal embossed letterhead.

AUCTION 58 | Thursday, May 02nd, 2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters

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Lot 354
EINSTEIN, ALBERT.

(Physicist and Noble Prize winner. 1879-1955). Typed Letter Signed in English. On personal embossed letterhead.

Written to Mr. Maurice Paul, commending him for his rescue work on behalf of Jewish refugees during Dedication Week.”

Princeton, New Jersey: 14th June, 1939

Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $7,500
<<A beautifully worded letter:>> “The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive for thousands of years has been based to a large extent on traditions of mutual helpfulness. In these years of affliction our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test. May we stand this test as well as did our father before us. We have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity and our knowledge that the cause for which we are suffering is a momentous and sacred cause. It must be a source of deep gratification to you to be making so important a contribution toward rescuing our persecuted fellow-Jews from their calamitous peril and leading them toward a better future.”