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MEETING AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM 211
of Germany have. to the best of my knowledge. stood by and
said nothing while a not inconsiderahle proportion of German
scholars and students and also of academically trained profes­
. sionals have heen deprived of all chance of getting employment
or earning a living in Germany_ I do not wish to belong to any
society which behaves in such a manner. even if it does so
under external pressure_
A REPLY TO THE INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
IN A MEETING AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM
The following lines are Einstein's answer to an invitation
to take part in a French manifestation against anti-Semitism
in Germany_ Published in Mein Weltbild. Amsterdam:
Querida Verlag. 1934_
I have considered carefully and from every angle this most
important proposal. which concerns a question that I have
more closely at heart than any other. As a result I have come
to the conclusion that I must not take a personal part in this
extremely important manifestation. for two reasons:
In the first place I am still a German citizen. and in the
second I am a Jew. As regards the first point I must add that
I have been active in German institutions and have always been
treated with full confidence in Germany. However deeply I
may regret that such horrible things are happening there.
however strongly I am bound to condemn the terrible aberrations
occurring with the approval of the government. it is nevertheless
impossible for me to take part personally in an enterprise
set under way by responsible members of a foreign government.
In order that you may appreciate this fully. suppose
that a French citizen in a more or less analogous situation had
got up a protest against the French government's action in conjunction
with prominent German statesmen. Even if you fully
admitted that the protest was amply warranted by the facts. you
would still. I expect. regard the behavior of your fellow citizen