SANFRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA,U.S.A.
May18,1933
HerrnMartinSchulse
SchlossRantzenburg
Munich,Germany
DearMartin:
IamindistressatthepressreportsthatcomepouringintousfromtheFatherland.ThusitisnaturalthatIturntoyouforlightwhilethereareonlyconflictingstoriestobehadhere.Iamsurethingscannotbeasbadastheyarepicture'd.Aterriblepogrom,thatistheconsensusofourAmericanpapers.
IknowyourliberalmindandwarmheartwilltoleratenoviciousnessandthatfromyouIcanhavethetruth.AaronSilberman'ssonhasjustreturnedfromBerlinandhad,Ihear,anarrowescape.Thetaleshetellsofwhathehasseen,floggings,theforcingofquartsofcastoroilthroughclenchedteethandtheconsequenthoursofdyingthroughtheslowagonyofburstingguts,arenotprettyones.Thesethingsmaybetrue,andtheymay,asyouhavesaid,bebutthebrutalsurfacefrothofhumanrevolution.Alas,tousJewstheyareasadstoryfamiliarthroughcenturiesofrepetition,anditisalmostunbelievablethattheoldmartyrdommustbeenduredinacivilizednationtoday.Writeme,myfriend,andsetmymindatease.
Griselle'splaywillcometoacloseabouttheendofJuneafteragreatsuccess.ShewritesthatshehasanofferforanotherroleinViennaandalsoforaveryfineoneinBerlinfortheautumn.Sheistalkingmostofthelatterone,butIhavewrittenhertowaituntiltheanti-Jewishfeelinghasabated.OfcoursesheusesanothernamewhichisnotJewish(Eisensteinwouldbeimpossibleforthestageanyway),butitisnothernamethatwouldbetrayherorigin.Herfeatures,hergestures,heremotionalvoiceproclaimheraJewessnomatterwhatshecallsherself,andifthisfeelinghasanyrealstrengthshehadbestnotventureintoGermanyjustatpresent.
Forgiveme,myfriend,forsodistraitandbriefaletterbutIcannotrestuntilyouhavereassuredme.Youwill,Iknow,writeinallfairness.Praydosoatonce.
Withthewarmestprotestationsoffaithandfriendshipforyouandyours,Iameveryourfaithful
Max
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