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EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Autograph letter signed (originally "Albert," with "Papa" added over it) to Hans Albert Einstein and Eduard Einstein ("Meine liebe Kinder!"), Leiden, 24 November 1923. 4 pages, 8vo, 210 x 135 mm. (8¼ x 5¼ in.), ruled stationery, three very faint rust marks in margin of pages two and three . EINSTEIN AS A "JEWISH SAINT" Einstein, lecturing in Leiden (where he held a visiting professorship), is disturbed by the very visible anti-Semitism in Germany: "...now I am sitting peacefully in Holland, after being told that there are certain people in Germany who have it in for me as a 'Jewish Saint.' In Stuttgart there was even a poster in which I appeared in the first place among the richest Jews. That costs money, and there is an evil intention behind it. While here I have worked so hard on calculations for a new problem that my stomach has started to rebel again, after such a long time...A few weeks ago I thought about giving up my position in Germany entirely. But I won't do it because it would be morally damaging to the German intellectuals, something I want to avoid. If my return is not advisable in the forseeable future, I'll stay in Holland, where a decent existence in pleasant conditions is feasible. I'm happy that you stayed in Switzerland, because life in Germany has become quite difficult. You can't imagine what those poor people suffer. It makes me happy that you are so devoted to music, dear Tete. It is a good companion which smooths and eases one's way through life." Einstein then urges his family to go ahead with the purchase of a house in Zurich; the longer they wait, the more the money will be devalued by inflation. Einstein had been named the first honorary citizen of Tel Aviv earlier in 1923, and in 9127 he joined the Berlin Jewish community as a gesture of solidarity.