8 9 6 C A L E N D A R O F A B S T R A C T S 1 9 2 5 618. To James Israel Berlin, 4 January 1925 Issues an invitation to a meeting at his apartment on 9 January at 8 P.M. In the name of local scholarly circles, he has asked Chaim Weizmann to talk about the development of the Hebrew University. TLS. [71 114]. 619. From Henri Bergson Paris, 5 January 1925 The meeting of the ICIC has been postponed. [Tgm] (SzGeBNU, SzGLN, R1035/13C/ 40629/14297). [84 633]. 620. From Erich Kraft Berlin, 7 January 1925 The Viktor Schuppe shipping company donates free travel for two scholars and artists on each voyage of the liner Peer Gynt. In addition, free travel is offered to sixteen emi- nent personalities annually. Invites AE to join the Direktorium of the endowment. Other candidates are Willy Hellpach, Edwin Redslob, Max Liebermann, Bruno Paul, and Reichspresident Ebert as honorary chairman. TLS. [45 021]. 621. From Georges Oprescu Geneva, 7 January 1925 The meeting of the ICIC has been postponed (see Abs. 619) because the Council of the League of Nations has not stated its opinion on the project proposed by the French gov- ernment for the establishment of the new institute in Paris. The Council will not vote on the matter prior to its next session. TLS. [84 632]. 622. From Leon Steinig Vienna, 9 January 1925 Has been informed by Hirsch Perez Chajes that due to AE’s appeal to Louis Marshall, $5,000 has been secured for the Jewish Students Relief and will be distributed by Bern- hard Kahn, Director of the European Executive Offices of the American Joint Distribu- tion Committee. TLS. [44 071]. 623. From the Verband jüdischer Studentenvereine in Deutschland Berlin, 9 January [1925] Thanks AE for his role in securing 800 M for their association, and send a list of the stu- dents [44 060] to whom one-time disbursements were made. TLS. [44 059]. 624. From [Otto] Soehring (Auswärtiges Amt) Berlin, [10] January 1925 Would like to meet with AE prior to his trip to Buenos Aires. TLS. [82 348]. 625. To Tatiana Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa [Berlin, 14 January 1925] Has received a check for 9,479 franks from the “E[sel]” (Gonzague de Reynold see Abs. 515 and Doc. 368) in Bern to support the Russians in Paris. It is, however, in AE’s name and from a French bank, in a manner which “is as stupid as possible.” Requests again the list of those in need of assistance and will try to disburse the money through an intermediary in Paris. AKS. [10 281]. 626. From the editorial office of Menschen und Menschenwerke Vienna, 14 January 1925 Asks whether the first issue has displeased AE to the extent that it does not even merit a critical response (see Doc. 86 for AE’s contribution to the volume). Sends copies of let- ters from Sven Hedin, Fridtjof Nansen, Charles Richet, and Gösta Mittag-Leffler to the editor (see [44 438]–[44 443]). TLS. [44 437]. 627. From Leon Steinig Vienna, 14 January 1925 Following up on Abs. 622, asks for $1,000 of the $5,000 allocated by Bernhard Kahn to be sent the Austrian national association. The money can be sent to them directly or to
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