Letter from Warner Bros. Pictures Executive Samuel Bischoff Regarding Former President Hoover’s Condemnation of Kristallnacht

EXECUTIVE OFFICES TELEPHONE 321 WEST 44TH STREET EXCHANGE NEW YORK HOLLY 1251 WARNER BROS. PICTURES, INC. WEST COAST STUDIOS BURBANK, CALIFORNIA November 16, 1938 41-5203 At K Hon. Herbert Hoover Palo Alto California Dear Sir: After reading of the continued horrible atrocities in Germany, I attended Friday night services at one of the local Temples, and following these services I approached the Rabbi and asked him whether he did not believe that God had forsaken us. The Rabbi's reply carried some doubt; he admitted that it appeared so. However, on the evening of November 14th, after hear- ing your marvelous talk over the air, I felt that my question to the Rabbi had really been answered, and that God had not forsaken us, for did He not place upon this earth a man of your character? I consider it a privilege to have been fortunate enough to hear the message that was broadcast by you to the waiting world, and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your honest expressions of tolerance and understanding. Most sincerely, Samuel Bischoff RD Vitaphone REOD TRADE MARK December 17, 1938 Mr. Samuel Bischoff 321 West 44th Street New York City Dear Mr. Bischoff: Mr. Hoover wishes to thank you for your most kind expressions. Yours sincerely, Bernice Miller Secretary to 10'. Hoover