Chaim Weizmann, letter to Louis Lipsky [a leader of the Zionist Movement in the U.S.]. Typewritten and signed by hand by Weizmann, in green ink. Oakwood, London, October 29, 1933. English.
The letter was written on the first day of the J.F.C. Conference held to assist the Jews of Germany, in response to a letter received by Weizmann from Louis Lipsky on the issue of the conference and the arrival of Mr. Weisgal to London [apparently referring to Meyer Wolf Weisgal, a leader of the Zionist Movement in the U.S., a confidant of Chaim Weizmann and one of the founders of the Weizmann Institute of Science].
The Joint Foreign Committee Conference to assist the Jews of Germany was held in London on October 29 - November 1, 1933. The participants were delegates of the major Jewish communities and organizations (the JDC, the JCA, the Jewish Agency and others). The various organizations decided to direct their assistance to immigration and career retraining particularly for young people, and sought to prevent the immigration of the middle-aged, of merchants and of people lacking financial means. Thus they effectively denied most of Germany's Jews the option of immigration. Many of the Jewish leaders in Britain and the U.S., including Chaim Weizmann, believed at the time that the solution to the problem of the Jews persecuted by the Nazis should be found first of all inside Germany.
[1] leaf (blue paper), 20 cm. Good condition. Horizontal folding line, filing holes, pencil markings at upper right corner of the leaf.