D O C . 5 0 2 S U P P O R T F O R S C I E N T I F I C I N S T I T U T E 7 0 5 - Index The American section of the Yiddish .Scientific. Institute of Vilna, at 1133 Broadway, New York, made-public the following text of a message sent by Prof. Albert Einstein to Dr. Simon Dubnow, Je- wish historian who is honorary chairman of the history section of the Institute: "The impoverishment of Eastern Europe, caused by great political events, placed the Jewish masses- in a difficult economic pesition. The urgent need was first . of all to preserve their mere existence. However, man docs not live 9n bread alone, certainly not a Jew. When a small group of people of the spiritual e1ite have ga- thered,,.,together in the Yiddish Scientific Institute in order. to pre- serve the spiritual and moral, tradition of oQr people and wherever possible, to continue the furÂ-ther development of this tradition, this striving deserves the sympathy and the energetic support of those who arc in a position to lend them. The names of those re- sponsible men affiliated with the work is a guarantee for the .pro- per application of the means supplied "                                 Published in Jewish Daily Bulletin, 17 April 1929, p. 2. [1] English version of Doc. 487. For annotation of the statement, see that document. [2] Dubnow (1860–1941) was a prominent Russian-Jewish historian, publicist, and political activist in Berlin. [2]