Au revoir Paris?
Joseph Roth wants to depart for Mexico
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“It is of tremendous importance to me that he give permission to bring ten more comrades to Mexico.”
Paris/Mexico
The letter that Joseph Roth sends to his cousin Michael Grübel in Mexico is short. Though written in a familiar tone, it limits itself to the most important matters of organization. Roth thanks him for establishing contact with a Dor. Com. Silvio Pizzarello de Helmsburg. The latter, he hopes, will help him “bring ten comrades to Mexico.” Whom exactly Roth has in mind here remains a question. Moreover, Roth asks his cousin to also obtain a visa for him personally. The famous author and journalist had emigrated to Paris in 1933. From there, he had since published numerous novels and essays and written for emigrant publishers in different countries. However, now Roth too seemed to toy with the thought of leaving Europe.
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Institution:
Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin
Collection:
Joseph Bornstein Collection, AR 4082
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