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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