TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, April 3, 1945. Letter to Erich Cohn of the A. Goodman & Sons matzo company in New York. In full (translated): “I thank you cordially for sending your excellent matzo. It is truly the only religious notion that falls on fertile soil with me.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and a light stain beneath signature. An interesting letter from the end of World War II in which Einstein succinctly expresses his religious beliefs and his own relationship with Judaism. Although he was essentially non-religious, he embraced the Jewish cultural identity—thus his appreciation for Cohn’s matzo during the Passover season. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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