Visor de obras.

To THE AMERICAN HEBREW:

In the new York Sun of this morning, I saw that Pérez de Galdós, in his time one of Spain's foremost -if not its foremost novelist- was in want, and that the King of Spain had contributed toward a fund for Galdós' support in his unhappy old age.

My recollection is that Galdós is the author of a most charming novel called «Gloria» in which he stoutly and splendidly champions the cause of the Jews. Galdós is not a Jew. It's quite a rare thing to find a non-Jew who sincerely says a real good. word for the Jews, when he has no motive for doing so. Galdós in his novel could have taken either road or neither, but he chose to take the one that led up to the glorification of the Jews, which probably did not tend to add to his popularity in Spain.

Men who honestly champion the cause of the Jews, when they are not required to do so, not being very plentiful, the Jews ought to show their appreciation of one who did it as splendidly as did Galdós,

I would like to see you get up a subscription among Jews for a fund to help Galdó, now that he needs help. If you do get up such a fund, please put me down for twenty-five dollars.

HENRY WOLLMAN

THE AMERICAN HEBREW

44 East 23rd Street

New York May 20th, 1914.

Señor Pérez Galdós,

Madrid, Spain.

Honored Sit:

A few of your Jewish admirers in America desire to associate themselves in the movement for the appreciation of the great contributions you have made to Spanish literature during the past four decades.

In particular, we desire to recognize the part taken by you, through your novel «Gloria», in healing the long breach between Spain and Israel by showing that a modern Spaniard can appreciate the Jewish nature.

We welcome all such attempts to bring back the better appreciation of Jews by Spain, and look forward to the time when our co-religionists may once more take their part in the development of Spanish culture.

We have found some difficulty in selecting the best form in which to make our small gift, and have decided to leave the selection to yourself. Would you be good enough to dispose of the accompanying draft in any way that would be pleasing to you, either by adding some slight comfort to an honored old age, which we trust will be prolonged for many years, or by the acquisition of some material object which may recall to you the appreciation which we desire to express.

With the assurance of ourhighest consideration, we have the honor to remain, Faithfully yours,

NATHAN BIJUR
DANIEL GUGGENHEIM
JOSEPH JACOBS
JACOB H. SCHIFF
ISAAC N. SELIGMAN
MAYER SULZBERGER
HENRY WOLLMAN