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MUNICH，GERMANY

February12，1934

Mr。MaxEisenstein

EisensteinGalleries

SanFrancisco，California，U。S。A。

Max，MyOldFriend:

MyGod，Max，doyouknowwhatyoudo?IshallhavetotrytosmugglethisletteroutwithanAmericanIhavemethere。Iwriteanappealfromadespairyoucannotimagine。Thiscrazycable!Theselettersyouhavesent。Iamcalledintoaccountforthem。Thelettersarenotdelivered，buttheybringmeinandshowmelettersfromyouanddemandIgivethemthecode。Acode?Andhowcanyou，afriendoflongyears，dothistome?

Doyourealize，haveyouanyideathatyoudestroyme?Alreadytheresultsofyourmadnessareterrible。IambluntlytoldImustresignmyoffice。Heinrichisnolongerintheboys'corps。Theytellhimitwillnotbegoodforhishealth。Godinheaven，Max，doyouseewhatthatmeans?AndElsa，towhomIdarenottellanything，comesinbewilderedthattheofficialsrefuseherinvitationsandBaronVonFreischedoesnotspeaktoheruponthestreet。

Yes，yes，Iknowwhyyoudoit—butdoyounotunderstandIcoulddonothing?WhatcouldIhavedone?Ididnotdaretotry。Ibegofyou，notformyself，butforElsaandtheboys—thinkwhatitmeanstothemifIamtakenawayandtheydonotknowifIliveordie。Doyouknowwhatitistobetakentoaconcentrationcamp?Wouldyoustandmeagainstawallandlevelthegun?Ibegofyou，stop。Stopnow，whileeverythingisnotyetdestroyed。Iaminfearformylife，formylife，Max。

Isityouwhodoesthis?Itcannotbeyou。Ihavelovedyoulikeabrother，myoldMaxel。MyGod，haveyounomercy?Ibegyou，Max，nomore，nomore!StopwhileIcanbesaved。FromaheartfilledwitholdaffectionIaskit。

Martin