Rare Postcard Sent By Einstein To Be Auctioned

Einstein wrote to Zionist leader Arthur Ruppin who was fundraising in the US.

A rare postcard with a self-portrait sketch that Albert Einstein sent to Zionist leader Arthur Ruppin during the physicist’s sole trip to Palestine in February 1923 will be put on auction in Boston later this month. The “unique autographed note” that Einstein signed in German is on the reverse of a 3.5 x 5.5 inch postcard picturing the Red Star liner Belgenland, the private RR Auction firm announced on Wednesday. At the time, Einstein was touring Jerusalem, and he wrote it in the Beit Hakerem quarter.

He wrote: “To my dear Mr. Ruppin, We are having unforgettable days in Palestine. With the sun shining, in cheerful company. Your wife is standing next to me and looking at what I am writing about her. She is counting the days until you come back.” Einstein’s writing is below a signed note by Ruppin’s wife, Hanna, which reads, translated from the German: “Dear Arthur, A pleasant tour of the city. Included is a picture by Prof. Einstein.” Read the rest at The Jerusalem Post