TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 5.5 x 6.75, Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, January 24, 1936. Einstein responds to an inquiry by Dr. Louis Carp regarding the important German mathematician Emmy Noether (1882–1935). In full (translated): “Emmy Noether was purely a Jewess; nevertheless, she was not a good Jewess.” Accompanied by a signed carbon of Carp’s original TLS to Einstein asking whether Noether was “Semitic.” In very fine, clean condition. LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
