HANDSELSGESELLSCHAFT,MUNCHEN
July9,1933
Mr.MaxEisenstein
Schulse-EisensteinGalleries
SanFrancisco,California,U.S.A.
DearMax:
YouwillseethatIwriteuponthestationeryofmybank.ThisisnecessarybecauseIhavearequesttomakeofyouandIwishtoavoidthenewcensorshipwhichismoststrict.Wemustforthepresentdiscontinuewritingeachother.ItisimpossibleformetobeincorrespondencewithaJewevenifitwerenotthatIhaveanofficialpositiontomaintain.Ifacommunicationbecomesnecessaryyoumustencloseitwiththebankdraftandnotwritetomeatmyhouseagain.
Asforthesternmeasuresthatsodistressyou,Imyselfdidnotlikethematfirst,butIhavecometoseetheirpainfulnecessity.TheJewishraceisasorespottoanynationthatharborsit.IhaveneverhatedtheindividualJew—yourselfIhavealwayscherishedasafriend,butyouwillknowthatIspeakinallhonestywhenIsayIhavelovedyou,notbecauseofyourracebutinspiteofit.
TheJewistheuniversalscapegoat.Thisdoesnothappenwithoutreason,anditisnottheoldsuperstitionabout"Christ-killers"thatmakesthemdistrusted.ButthisJewtroubleisonlyanincident.Somethingbiggerishappening.
IfIcouldshowyou,ifIcouldmakeyousee—therebirthofthisnewGermanyunderourGentleLeader!Notforalwayscantheworldgrindagreatpeopledowninsubjugation.Indefeatforfourteenyearswebowedourheads.Weatethebitterbreadofshameanddrankthethingruelofpoverty.Butnowwearefreemen.Weriseinourmightandholdourheadsupbeforethenations.Wepurgeourbloodstreamofitsbaserelements.Wegosingingthroughourvalleyswithstrongmusclestinglingforanewwork—andfromthemountainsringthevoicesofWodanandThor,theold,stronggodsoftheGermanrace.
Butno.IamsureasIwrite,aswiththenewvisionmyownenthusiasmburns,thatyouwillnotseehownecessaryisallthisforGermany.Youwillseeonlythatyourownpeoplearetroubled.Youwillnotseethatafewmustsufferforthemillionstobesaved.YouwillbeaJewfirstandwailforyourpeople.ThisIunderstand.ItistheSemiticcharacter.Youlamentbutyouareneverbraveenoughtofightback.Thatiswhytherearepogroms.
Alas,Max,thiswillpainyou,Iknow,butyoumustrealizethetruth.Therearemovementsfarbiggerthanthemenwhomakethemup.Asforme,Iamapartofthemovement.Heinrichisanofficerintheboys'corpswhichisheadedbyBaronVonFreischewhoserankisnowsheddingalusteruponourhouse,forhecomesoftentovisitwithHeinrichandElsa,whomhemuchadmires.Myself,Iamuptotheearsinwork.ElsaconcernsherselflittlewithpoliticsexcepttoadoreourGentleLeader.Shegetstiredtooeasilythislastmonth.Perhapsthebabiescometoofast.Itwillbebetterforherwhenthisoneisborn.
Iregretourcorrespondencemustclosethisway,Max.Perhapswecansomedaymeetagainonafieldofbetterunderstanding.
Aseveryour,
MartinSchulse
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