(Physicist and Noble Prize winner. 1879-1955). Typed Letter Signed, in German to Chaim Tchernowitz

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: $3,250

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author

EINSTEIN, ALBERT

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8th April

Place

Berlin

Publication

1929

Description

Letter of support for the Yiddishen Wissenschaftlichen Institut, under direction of historian Prof. Simon Dubnow

summary

Noting the times, and the fact that the Depression has severely affected the masses of East European Jewry, Einstein observes, “Aber der Mensch lebt nicht von Brot allein, und der Jude schon gar nicht” (Man does not live by bread alone, and certainly not the Jew)

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