TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 9.25, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, October 17, 1946. Letter to Viennese-born synagogue music composer Heinrich Schalit, in part (translated): "Thank you for your gift of the musical manuscript. I have written to Rabbi Stephen Wise who will know all the ways to bring this good thing to realization." Matted and framed beside a copy of a Time Magazine cover honoring Einstein as 'Person of the Century' to an overall size of 23.5 x 17.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of the printed sheet music for Schalit's 'The 98th Psalm,' dedicated to Einstein at the top of the first page.
The musical manuscript that Einstein mentions, 'The 98th Psalm,' was dedicated by Schalit to 'The Genius and Humanitarian Albert Einstein.' Like Einstein, Schalit fled Europe during World War II and took refuge in America. In a great humanitarian effort throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Einstein lent his support to a multitude of Jewish scientists, intellectuals, and artists who fled the danger of Europe and resettled in the United States. In addition to his scientific and humanitarian accomplishments, Einstein was a noted lover of music and a talented violinist—he would have easily been able to interpret Schalit's musical manuscript. An exemplary, boldly signed letter connecting two Jewish leaders who fled the Holocaust.
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