C A L E N D A R O F A B S T R A C T S O C T O B E R 1 9 2 7 8 2 1 181. From Club 1926 Berlin, 5 October 1927 Invites AE to address a matinée meeting on the issue of amnesty on the Piscator stage. So far, Heinrich Mann, Alexander Granach, Kurt Rosenfeld, Gertrud Eysoldt, and Erwin Piscator have agreed to speak. TLS. [45 760]. 182. From Andor Fodor Jerusalem, 5 October 1927 Advises not to call the scientific council of HU without the participation of American members on whom the financing depends. Complains about Israel Kligler’s authorita- tive behavior. ALS. [36 083]. 183. From Johannes Otto Bleicherode, 6 October 1927 In reply to Abs. 151, continues his arguments in favor of a geocentric model that ac- counts for observed changes in the speed of stars. Predicts unusual Earth movements in the coming months, including volcano eruptions and earthquakes. ALS. [47 788]. 184. From Beatrice Jahn-Rusconi Besso Florence, 6–8 October 1927 Is lonely and is writing to M. Besso. But is very happy to understand that life is combus- tion, at the intersection of attractive and expanding forces. Quotes Goethe on striving to find the place of liberation. ALS. [48 209]. 185. To Ludwig Baumgardt Berlin, 8 October 1927 In reply to Abs. 174, thanks warmly for the article on the very ingenious writer Kurd Lasswitz, and informs that the owners of Einstein & Co. were his father and uncle, both long since deceased. TLC. [45 496]. 186. To (?) Mertens Berlin, 8 October 1927 He has read the (nonextant) letter and regrets that his means are insufficient to assist Mertens. TLC. [47 610]. 187. From Georges Oprescu Geneva, 8 October 1927 Encloses the agenda for the upcoming steering committee meeting of the IIIC. TLS. [84 642]. 188. From Géza Schichtanz Budapest, 8 October 1927 As a student at the Technical University, is interested in relativity and sends several questions concerning simultaneity of events and their measurement. TLS. [25 253]. 189. From Leo Motzkin Berlin, 10 October 1927 Following up on their conversation the previous day, has sent AE the collection of doc- uments on the pogroms in Ukraine and the official bulletin of the Ligue des droits de l’homme. He also encloses the memorandum on the policies of the defense committee in matters concerning S. Schwarzbard. The defense intends to condemn anti-Semitism in public. He is returning to Paris and will communicate soon how best Einstein’s formal response should be formulated. TLS. [48 600]. 190. From M. Qoreshi Hyderabad, 10 October 1927 Requests a short article for the first issue of a quarterly journal in Urdu aimed at popu- larization of scientific literature. Offers remuneration if desired. TLS. [48 055]. 191. From Émile Meyerson Paris, 11 October 1927 In reply to Doc. 40, inquires about the modified (or unmodified) review by AE men- tioned therein. ALS. [18 286]. 192. From Willi Münzenberg Berlin, 11 October 1927 Encloses appeal [47 699] in favor of elevating the quality of movie productions. Tradi- tional theater productions have been threatened by the commercial success of movies. TLS. [47 698].