C A L E N D A R O F A B S T R A C T S 1 9 2 6 9 2 9 526. From Jacob de Vos van Steenwijk Paris, 30 June 1926 Sends the report concerning the International Bureau of Meteorology. M. Curie and H. A. Lorentz have already signed. Requests AE’s signature (see Doc. 331). ALS. [34 932]. 527. From Albert von Brunn Greifswald, 2 July 1926 Reminds AE of willingness expressed last year to assist him. His position in Danzig be- came untenable as a result of denunciations and scandal. He has resigned. Wishes to apply for a stipend from the Rockefeller International Education Board and work as a volunteer at the Mount Wilson Observatory or in Copenhagen on orbit calculations with Strömgren. Requests letter of recommendation and wishes to visit. TLS. [43 362]. 528. From Jakob Grünberg Vienna, 2 July 1926 Refers back to Abs. 314 and AE’s approval. The Hebrew translation will appear soon in Bialik’s publishing house, Dvir, in Tel Aviv. Requests foreword to the Hebrew edition and permission to include AE’s image (see Einstein 1928a and 1928b). ALS. [28 051]. 529. To Leo Kohn [Berlin,] 3 July 1926 The letter to members of the BOGHU should be sent out. The secretary should visit AE to complete the proofreading of the proofs to Doc. 318. AKS. [37 747.1]. 530. From Hermann Friedmann Helsingfors, 4 July 1926 Repeats his request for definition of time (see Abs. 509). ALS. [11 126]. 531. From Adolf von Harnack Berlin-Grunewald, 4 July 1926 In the meeting on the election of a new member into the Orden pour le mérite für Wis- senschaft (see Abs. 497), Karl Voßler was proposed unanimously. A written proposal for Prof. Siebers, Leipzig, was also received. Requests written votes. TLS. [43 858]. 532. From Hans Arnhold Berlin, 5 July 1926 Thanks for AE’s letter of 24 June, in which Arnhold’s donation to the Keren Hayesod is acknowledged. Has been in Palestine in spring, where he was asked by Arthur Biram, director of the Realschule in Haifa, to help in selling off some £2,000 in debentures is- sues by the General Mortgage Bank of Palestine. He is unable to assist in this enterprise but wonders whether his donation could be directed to this school. TLS. [43 114]. Attaches correspondence with Biram and prospectus on issue of first series of 7% de- bentures of the General Mortgage Bank of Palestine. TLC. [43 115 to 43 118]. 533. From Robert Weltsch Berlin, 5 July 1926 As per AE’s inquiry to Warburg, is sending Hugo Bergmann’s address in Prague. He has asked Bergmann to come to Berlin, also to discuss with AE questions regarding the He- brew University. TLS. [36 912]. 534. From Albert von Brunn Greifswald, 6 July 1926 Attached sends the draft of a letter of recommendation to Augustus Trowbridge, formu- lated after having a telephone conversation with AE. He does not mention the circum- stances of his leaving his position (see Abs. 527) because it might endanger the success, given the assumed prudery of the Anglo-Saxon Trowbridge. Nobody would blame AE for this non-disclosure if he is convinced of Brunn’s personal and scientific merits. ALS. [43 363]. 535. To Michele Besso Zürich, 11 July 1926 Just arrived in Switzerland, will visit them in Bern on 20 July. Can be written to at Mi- leva’s address. AKS. [82 921].