Brief letter signed by Albert Einstein, typewritten on official stationery. Princeton (New Jersey), February 15, 1939. German.

Letter signed by Albert Einstein, addressed to the journalist Oscar Gruen, editor of the Jüdische Presszentrale Zürich, organ of the Zürich Jewish community. In the letter, Einstein notifies Gruen that he is unable to fulfill his request (which is not mentioned in the letter), due to his heavy workload and prior commitments.

Oscar Gruen was a journalist and publisher, editor of the Jüdische Presszentrale Zürich. He was a proponent of the Alaska Plan – a proposal for the resettlement of Jewish refugees in Alaska, and in 1938 he attended the Evian Conference in attempt to promote the plan. In 1939, he came to the United States as part of his ongoing efforts to bring the plan to fruition, yet he did not succeed in convincing the American government nor the Jewish community.

Original envelope enclosed, bearing Einstein's address in Princeton and the address of Gruen's office in New York.

[1] f., 21.5X16 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and minor creases.