Πέμπτη 31 Αυγούστου 2017

Fischer's open letter to Encyclopaedia Judaica


Fischer's open letter to Encyclopaedia Judaica is a letter written by chess worldchampion Bobby Fischer in 1984 to the Encyclopaedia Judaica in response to the inclusion of Bobby Fischer's name in the Encyclopaedia Judaica. The verbatim text of the letter is given below




AN OPEN LETTER
FROM:
BOBBY FISCHER
THE WORLD CHESS CHAMPION
TO:
ENCYCLOPAEDIA JUDAICA
P.O. Box 50307
Pasadena, CA 91105
June 28, 1984
The Editors
ENCYCLOPAEDIA JUDAICA JERUSALEM
The Macmillan Company
866 Third Avenue
New York City, NY 10022
Gentlemen:
Knowing what I do about Judaism, I was naturally
distressed to see that you erroneously featured me
as a Jew in ENCYCLOPAEDIA JUDAICA. Please do not make
this mistake again in any future editions of your
voluminous, pseudo-authoritative publication. I am not
today, nor have I ever been a Jew, and as a matter of
fact, I am uncircumcised.
I suggest rather than fraudulently misrepresenting me
to be a Jew, and dishonestly abusing my name and
reputation as a kind of advertising gimmick to improve
the image of your religion (Judaism), you try to
promote your religion on its own merits--if indeed it
has any!
In closing, I trust that I am not being unrealistically
optimistic, in thanking you in advance for your
anticipated cooperation in this matter.
Truly yours,

Bobby Fischer,
The World Chess Champion
c: Keter Publishing House
Jerusalem Ltd.

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