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  • Erratum

Footnote 52 that appeared in “From the Archives: Lucy S. Dawidowicz and the Restitution of Jewish Property,” Volume 100, Number 1, January 2016, on p. 131 should read: Lucy Schildkret to Max Weinreich, February 16, 1947. I have seen two copies of the letter, one in “Records of the YIVO, Files Relating to Restitution” and one in box 55, folder 3, Dawidowicz Papers. Atop the letter in the YIVO boxes, Schildkret typed this to Weinreich: “Am having this letter mailed in Paris to rush it and avoid any possibility of censorship.” Atop the copy of the letter she sent to Szymon Dawidowicz, she wrote this in hand: “Darling Szymon: Thought you might be interested. Besides I want you to keep this for me. I don’t dare keep it in Germany. All my love — Darling. ” This letter attesting to the love affair between Schildkret and Dawidowicz is rare. [End Page 462]

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