EINSTEIN Albert (1879-1955) Lot n° 178

L.A.S. "A. Einstein", March 2, 1932, to Dr. Gabriel SEGALL; 1 page small in-4; in German. Dr. Segall wrote to him that he had founded an organization for "Palestine at Work" ("arbeitende Palästina") in Southern California. He sends his best wishes for his success. Palestine at work' probably represents first and foremost social progress and social justice in Palestine, and thus the ideas that constitute its ideal. It is on the work of this community that the essential achievement of a satisfactory agreement with the Arab people depends ("den sozialen Fortschritt und die soziale Gerechtigkeit in Palästina und damit jene Ideen, welche nach meiner Überzeugung den idealen Wert des Aufbau- Werkes in erster Linie ausmachen. Diese Gemeinschaft ist es auch, von deren Wirken die so wichtige Erzielung einer befriedigenden Übereinkunft mit dem arabischen Volke abhängt"). This work fully deserves the moral and material support of all those for whom the resolution of the social problem (in the general sense of the word) is a matter of great concern. Einstein expresses his heartfelt thanks for Segall's generous donations over the past two months, and wishes for his public benefit objectives....