"We have stony hearts toward the living and we erect monuments of stone to the dead. A living memorial is the only kind worthy of living beings, whether they are with us here or have gone Beyond. Better name after him the street in or near which he lived than to erect some obstruction in stone, for the one comes into our life and the other we pass by carelessly. But better set to work the noble ideas which he had and do, as far as we may and can, that which he longed to do. Thus he remains in our lives, the living factor that he was, and the memory of him does not become part of a tombstone or a static statue." -- William Z. Spiegelman.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Letters to William Z. Spiegelman


Letter from Chaim Weizman, dated February 22, 1925.


Letter from Chaim Weizman, dated March 6, 1925.


Letter from Bernard Revel, dated October 10, 1927.


Letter from Stephen Samuel Wise, dated January 20, 1928.


Letter from Nathan Straus, dated February 28, 1928.


Letter from Senator Robert F. Wager, dated March 2, 1929.


Letter from Rev Edward L. Hunt (founder of America's Good-Will Union), dated March 8, 1929.


Letter from Cyrus Adler, dated December 7, 1931.




Letter from Arturo Toscanini, dated 21 January 1934 by Dora Spiegelman.

"My dear Wm. Spiegelman.

"Thank you for your cordial letter -- I am sorry that owing to my intensive work I have been unable to acknowledge your kind efforts."



"I am looking forward to meeting you and the gentlemen of the Committee to-morrow Tuesday at five o'clock.
"Very sincerely yours.
"Arturo Toscanini."


(Note: this letter is not included in The Letters of Arturo Toscanini, edited by Harvey Sachs and published by the University of Chicago Press, 2006. According to headlines from 24 January 1934 quoted in this book, “Jews Pay Tribute to Toscanini Here – Conductor Gets Certificate of Inscription in Golden Book of Jewish National Fund. – His Baireuth [sic] Ban Hailed – Honor Sent From Jerusalem Is Presented by Committee at Musician’s Hotel.”)
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