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172. From Georg Bernhard[1]
Berlin S. W. 68, 23/25 Koch Street, 9 July 1921
[Not selected for translation.]
173. From Solomon Ginzberg
[London,] 12 July 1921
…[1]
American Zionist Organization cables quote Times report interview in Rotter-
dam
newspapers[2]
with Einstein through Cyril
Brown[3]
giving views derogatory
to America ascribing Einstein’s spleen to failure of Weizmann
mission[4]
doubt
accuracy of interview send correction here laying stress on success Weizmann mis-
sion important unquote am certain your words misrepresented kindly wire London
denial for publication America. Ginsberg Zioniburo.
…[5]
Translator’s note: Original written in English.
174. To Frieda Huber
[Berlin,] 13 July 1921
[Not selected for translation.]
175. To Arnold Sommerfeld
13 July 1921
Dear Sommerfeld,
I shall be glad to deliver the desired lecture, even though it is not clear to me
what I could accomplish by
it.[1]
I have nothing new of interest to say, and all the
better sparrows are already singing the old song from the rooftops. If it is still
wanted, I will come on the 1st of November, because I have to travel to Bologna
around that
time.[2]
Now to the newspaper
article.[3]
Frankly speaking, I regret that you wrote it.
Altogether, this is only possible as a consequence of the isolation created by the