Lot 388
Fund-Raising Circular, Published by a Jewish Aid Organization in Berlin – Lists Albert Einstein as Member – Berlin, 1927
Circular by the Jewish aid organization Israelitische Union E.V. Berlin, 1927. German (with one Hebrew sentence: "and charity delivers from death", Proverbs 10:2.)
A printed circular, pleading the recipient thereof to join the "Israelitische Union." According to the text, as demands for aid among the Jewish population grow daily, the organization is forced, time and again, to turn to the wealthier members of the Jewish community and ask their assistance.
A list on bottom of the circular names several of the organization's respectable members, among them Albert Einstein and Heinrich Loewe.
The "Israelitische Union E.V." was established in 1913; it provided medical treatment, legal advice, loans, and financial aid to the poor and needy of the Jewish community in Germany.
Approx. 22.5X28.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Stains. Minor tears to margins and fold lines.