Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections

Gaining Support

Signing for name change. Susan Brandeis Gilbert, daughter of Justice Brandeis, is seated with George Alpert on the right and another man on the left.

Signing for name change. Susan Brandeis Gilbert, daughter of Justice Brandeis, and George Alpert. Institutional Publications, George Alpert Collection

Susan Brandeis, George Alpert and Ralph Lazrus at a Fundraising Event at the Hotel Somerset in 1947. Brandeis and Alpert are seated. Lazrus is standing in between them.

Hotel Somerset Fundraising Event, 1947. Triumverate: Susan Brandeis, George Alpert and Ralph Lazrus. George Alpert Collection

Official Certificate of name change from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with a seal.

Official Certificate of name change. George Alpert Collection

Letter to George Alpert in support of current activities, from Lazrus, President of the Benrus Watch Company and representative of the Board of the Einstein Foundation.

Letter in support of current activities, from Lazrus, President of the Benrus Watch Company and representative of the Board of the Einstein Foundation. George Alpert Collection.

Letter from Albert Einstein to Dr. Israel Goldstein in support of the creation of a Jewish university.

Letter in support of current activities. From Albert Einstein. George Alpert Collection

Insert in the News about Brandeis University, Volume II, No. 1, July 1947.

Insert in the News about Brandeis University, Volume II, No. 1, July 1947. Institutional Publications.

Handwritten letter of support from Fannie Hurst to Dr. Israel Goldstein.

Letter of support to Dr. Israel Goldstein, later used in publicity material. Signed by Fannie Hurst, 1946. George Alpert Collection

Typewritten and signed letter of support from Thomas Mann to Dr. Israel Goldstein

Letter of support to Dr. Israel Goldstein, later used in publicity material. Signed by Thomas Mann, 1946. George Alpert Collection

Translation of Fannie Hurst letter

Dr. Israel Goldstein
Albert Einstein Foundation for Higher Learning
150 Broadway

My dear Dr. Goldstein: I am pleased to accept your invitation to sponsor your large idea of creating an undenominational university by way of a denominational group. A basic idea worthy of its high aims.

Personal regards,

Fannie Hurst

May 9, 46

Typewritten letter of support to Dr. Israel Goldstein later used in publicity material. Signed by Joseph Hyman, 1946.

Letter of support to Dr. Israel Goldstein later used in publicity material. Signed by Joseph Hyman, 1946. George Alpert Collection.

EarlypPostcard, produced by Albert Einstein Foundation, with a picture of the castle. Text at the top says "Einstein Foundation, Waltham, Mass."

Early Postcard. Produced by Albert Einstein Foundation. ca. 1946. Middlesex College Papers

Page one of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947.

Page one of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947. Donated by Peggy Myers, daughter of Mrs. Heilbronn.

Page two of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947.

Page two of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947. Donated by Peggy Myers, daughter of Mrs. Heilbronn.

Page three of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947.

Page three of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947. Donated by Peggy Myers, daughter of Mrs. Heilbronn.

Page four of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947.

Page four of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947. Donated by Peggy Myers, daughter of Mrs. Heilbronn.

Page five of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947.

Page five of a handwritten letter from Susan Brandeis Gilbert to Aimee Heilbronn, May 13 1947. Donated by Peggy Myers, daughter of Mrs. Heilbronn.

Translation of Susan Brandeis Gilbert's letter to Aimee Heilbronn

Dear Aimee,

This is a fine time & place to talk to in writing but I don't want to wait any longer. Sylvia, Edith & I had a grand-old-time lunch together at the Buckingham yesterday — all of 1 1/2 hours together and we are going out to Edith's in Sylvia's car next Wednesday.

I was very sorry to miss you on April 22nd. I was at the Brandeis University luncheon. We have established a university outside of Boston in Father's name — to be supported by Jews all over the country — the charter is there & a 100 acre campus and 9 buildings worth $2000,000. We have raised a million and half already. We are starting with a freshman year in a liberal arts college (co-ed) in the fall of 1948. Is it very thrilling. I hope you will be coming east again sometime soon.

Affectionately,

Susan