ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Dr. Gustav Bucky letterhead, September 15, 1939. Handwritten letter to Judge Irving Lehman introducing his son-in-law, the literary historian Rudolf Kayser. Einstein hopes that he might find employment as a teacher with a Jewish organization (mentioning the Young Men's Hebrew Association), and mentions the "truly tumultuous" times—presumably alluding to the state of the world in the immediate aftermath of Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland.
In part (translated): "I have advised my friend, Dr. Kayser, who was married to my wife's deceased daughter, to speak with you. He has given evening courses at Hunter College, with quite good success. But this affair falls short of real needs and has no future. The question is, whether an efficacious possibility would exist with the Y.M.H.A. He is chiefly a specialist in the history of international literature, philosophy, and religious history. His gift for teaching is doubtless equal to his love for the profession of teaching. It would please me very much if he could find employment with this fine Jewish organization in some fashion—somewhere in the country. The times are truly tumultuous—everything goes its own way without pity." In fine condition, with some light creasing to the upper left corner. Accompanied by an unsigned postcard portrait of Albert Einstein.
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