Archive for Sexology
RegisteredIV, 27, 1933
Esteemed Sanitätsrat,during our last meeting I have already said, in the presence of Justizrat W. (a lawyer, probably Werthauer, ed.), that, because of the changed conditions in Germany, the prerequisites of my contracts no longer obtain. As agreed, I have postponed drawing the final conclusion, because I first wanted to try resuming my scientific activities and the (medical, ed.) practice in order to wait, on location, for further developments. Unfortunately, you, esteemed Sanitätsrat, have proven right in your opinion: The Arian paragraph (i.e. legal discrimination against Jews, ed.) has been extended to physicians as well. Not only the general local health insurance, but also the middle class insurance companies no longer look kindly on their members consulting Jewish physicians. In addition, the genral public avoids visits to Jewish physicians. The advertising power of your name is now entirely gone. An unfamiliar physician is made my superior, while I have contracted to work only with you. Guided tours, lectures, and medical courses that had constantly popularized the name of the Institute and had attracted patients, now also fall by the wayside. For this and many other reasons which I cannot enumerate here, I no longer consider the conditions of my contracts fulfilled that I made with you and the foundation; therefore you are giving me the right to an extraordinary cancellation. The resulting separation from the Institute, with which I was associated for many years understandably is very difficult for me. I would like to effect it only if there is no other way out and if there is no further hope for a change of (political, ed.) conditions. Maintaining my legal rights as sketched above, I propose that you grant me, until the end of the year, a trial period of observation within which I shall weigh whether my stay can be justified. If my answer is positive, our contracts will remain in force. However, if I should come to the conclusion that a cancellation of our contracts is unavoidable, I will inform you. I will then remain available at the Institute for another month, so that the Institute would not be without medical help and a replacement can be found. If you, esteemed Sanitätsrat, think of my worries about the education of my four children, you will certainly understand that, in spite of all my loyalty to your Institute, I must draw the conclusion from today's situtation. Please, spare me having to express these conclusions immediately by approving my proposals above.
With my best greetings and wishes,
Yours,