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SANFRANCISCO，CALIFORNIA，U。S。A。

May18，1933

HerrnMartinSchulse

SchlossRantzenburg

Munich，Germany

DearMartin:

IamindistressatthepressreportsthatcomepouringintousfromtheFatherland。ThusitisnaturalthatIturntoyouforlightwhilethereareonlyconflictingstoriestobehadhere。Iamsurethingscannotbeasbadastheyarepicture'd。Aterriblepogrom，thatistheconsensusofourAmericanpapers。

IknowyourliberalmindandwarmheartwilltoleratenoviciousnessandthatfromyouIcanhavethetruth。AaronSilberman'ssonhasjustreturnedfromBerlinandhad，Ihear，anarrowescape。Thetaleshetellsofwhathehasseen，floggings，theforcingofquartsofcastoroilthroughclenchedteethandtheconsequenthoursofdyingthroughtheslowagonyofburstingguts，arenotprettyones。Thesethingsmaybetrue，andtheymay，asyouhavesaid，bebutthebrutalsurfacefrothofhumanrevolution。Alas，tousJewstheyareasadstoryfamiliarthroughcenturiesofrepetition，anditisalmostunbelievablethattheoldmartyrdommustbeenduredinacivilizednationtoday。Writeme，myfriend，andsetmymindatease。

Griselle'splaywillcometoacloseabouttheendofJuneafteragreatsuccess。ShewritesthatshehasanofferforanotherroleinViennaandalsoforaveryfineoneinBerlinfortheautumn。Sheistalkingmostofthelatterone，butIhavewrittenhertowaituntiltheanti-Jewishfeelinghasabated。OfcoursesheusesanothernamewhichisnotJewish（Eisensteinwouldbeimpossibleforthestageanyway），butitisnothernamethatwouldbetrayherorigin。Herfeatures，hergestures，heremotionalvoiceproclaimheraJewessnomatterwhatshecallsherself，andifthisfeelinghasanyrealstrengthshehadbestnotventureintoGermanyjustatpresent。

Forgiveme，myfriend，forsodistraitandbriefaletterbutIcannotrestuntilyouhavereassuredme。Youwill，Iknow，writeinallfairness。Praydosoatonce。

Withthewarmestprotestationsoffaithandfriendshipforyouandyours，Iameveryourfaithful

Max