Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress: Sigmund Freud

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A letter from Einstein to Freud on the occasion of Freud’s seventy-fifth birthday, April 29, 193 1. The letter, though informal in tone, is rather reserved in sentiment, for though Einstein and Freud each recognized the eminence of the other, their relationship never developed into friendship.

Albert Einstein, Letter to Sigmund Freud, April 29, 193 1. Manuscript Division, Sigmund Freud Collection.