Facsimile Autograph Letter Signed, about Relief for German Jews

Facsimile of an autograph letter signed from the important German writer, addressed to the readers of the journal Aufbau and asking for donations to the relief effort organized by the publication to help German and Austrian Jews after World War II. Pacific Palisades, California, September 11, 1946. Mann reports that the relief effort has thus far been able to bring money and a "considerable amount of vital supplies" to Europe, but calls strongly for further support: "... the effort must be continued with redoubled energy, and everyone who has the luck to make his livelihood in this favored country must give as much as he can, to fulfill his humanitarian duty to our suffering brethren in Europe." In German. Folding creases and small tear at the left; overall fine. 8.5 x 11 inches (21.4 x 27.5 cm).

Aufbau (German for "building up, construction") is a journal targeted at German-speaking Jews around the globe founded in 1934. Its early contributors included Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, and Stefan Zweig. (17447)

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