2 1 2 V O L U M E 9 , D O C U M E N T 8 4 a
Letztere[10]
lasse ich herzlich grüssen. Nun freue ich mich, bis wir wieder beisam-
men sind, wenns auch noch etwas
dauert.[11]
Herzliche Grüsse von Deinem
Albert.
AKS. [143 087]. The postcard is addressed “Frau Elsa Einstein Haberlandstr. 5 Berlin.,” with return
address “Abs. A. Einstein Brambergstr. 16A. Luzern.,” and postmarked “Luzern Brf. Exp. 31.VII.19.
–23.”
[1]Fritz Haber.
[2]Einstein had complained that Elsa had informed Gustav Lange about his planned visit to Ben-
zingen (see the preceding document).
[3]Edgar Meyer and Marcel Grossmann, with whom Einstein had discussed the possibility of
taking up a teaching position in Zurich (see Vol. 9, Doc. 74d, in the present volume).
[4]From Max Planck to Einstein, 20 July 1919 (Vol. 9, Doc. 73).
[5]Hendrik A. Lorentz to Einstein, 26 July 1919 (Vol. 9, Doc. 76).
[6]Elisabeth Rotten (1882–1964) was a Swiss national and member of the Bund “Neues Vaterland.”
[7]Throughout 1919, Rotten and Einstein were working together on a German private commission
to investigate German war crimes (see Einstein to Hendrik A. Lorentz, 26 April 1919 [Vol. 9,
Doc. 28], note 3), and Rotten was a signatory to both the first and second versions of its Lille booklet
(see Arco et al. 1919, and Geiger et al. 1920). Lorentz had offered to help, particularly by facilitating
contact between commission members in Germany and Belgians who were interested in this effort
(see Hendrik A. Lorentz to Einstein, 4 May 1919 and 26 July 1919 [Vol. 9, Docs. 34 and 76]).
[8]Pauline Einstein was at the Sanatorium Rosenau in Lucerne.
[9]Matthias Erzberger (1875–1921), Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance of the new German
republic, and Hermann Müller (1876–1931), German Minister of Foreign Affairs. In late July 1919,
Erzberger and Müller accused former Chancellor Georg Michaelis and other opponents of the Weimar
government of having delayed the peace treaty with the Allies in World War I (see “Erzbergers
Anklagerede,” Berliner Tageblatt, 26 July 1919, Morning Edition, and “Die vier Minister gegen die
Kriegsverlängerer,” Berliner Tageblatt, 29 July 1919, Morning Edition).
[10]Alexander and Bertha Moszkowski.
[11]Einstein would be staying briefly with the Brandhubers in Benzingen.
Vol. 9, 84a. To Elsa Einstein
[Zurich,] Montag Früh. Eisenbahn [4 August 1919]
Liebe Else!
Bin auf Rückreise nach
Zürich.[1]
Gestern Abend Frau Haber gesehen, er war
noch nicht da. Habe ihm Brief hinterlassen. Die Sache eilt ja
nicht.[2]
Ich gehe
nehme nicht in Zürich an, wenn keine dringende Notwendigkeit
vorliegt.[3]
Mama
kommt in ruhigeres
Stadium.[4]
Ihr leidenschaftlicher Lebenswillen hat deutlich
abgenommen. Einspritzungen und Leiden machen stumpf. Das Erleben scheint
nicht mehr qualvoll zu sein. So reise ich beruhigter ab. Sie beklagt sich nicht mehr
über die Bewegungsunfähigkeit. Es nimmt eben auch die Fähigkeit zu leiden mit
der Krankheit ab.
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