DR. A. A. BRILL
88 CENTRAL PARK WEST
NEW YORK
PATIENTS SEEN BY APPOINTMENT TELEPHONE TRAFALGAR 7-8070

Nov 25/ 38

My dear Professor

The enclosed check for # 500 is for 
royalties on the „Basic Writings etc.“ which 
I just received. The book has been selling 
very well for a few months but unfortun-
ately it is sold for only # 1.25. As it is, you 
will get more than you would have gotten 
on the individual works of which it 
consists.

I was very pleased to hear from 
you and as I expected this check I 
waited until I received it before answering 
you. Since you came to London I have 
tried to send a few patients to you but 
things are now different than formerly.  
The Institutes here are training the younger 
men and the one private patient that 
I wished to send to you could not stay 
in London for any length of time. I am 
sure however that there will be some 
opportunities in the future and you

may be sure that I will think of it.

What you said about Jekels I will keep i
n mind.  As a matter of fact I have done 
all I could for him and for Federn. But 
it is not as simple as it seems when 
an Americanized patient is send to a 
person whose language is not fluent. One 
of the patients I sent to Jekels left him because 
of language difficulties and I am pleased 
that two other are satisfied with him. Federn 
is a more difficult problem.  He seems to 
think that he will be able to do almost the 
impossible which I am afraid will not 
be realized. I advised him and Jekels to stay 
in New York City because I felt they were 
not young enough to do any pioneering. Jekels 
has settled down here to stay. Federn ¿¿¿¿¿ 
has been flirting with a number of positions of 
which he could have gotten two, but only 
about 2-3 days ago he telephoned that he 
decided to remain here.  Him too I have 
sent a few patients one of whom he is 
analyzing. I have also sent a patient to Bergler 
who insists upon staying in N.Y.C. but I 
would have preferred had he gone to some 
other city.  I am sure that those who can 
wait will do well here but I am the

only one who feels so. All the other analysts 
want the refugees to go to other cities. Reik is 
a real problem because he is a lay analyst 
and because he is just a problem. I cannot 
send him patients for therapy because it is 
against the law and I cannot take chances 
and be involved in anything contrary to law.  
I did send him a physician for didactic 
analysis, contrary to the rulings of the local 
institute. But it will be difficult to take care 
of him, he will do best to get a position in 
college or university as a teacher or research 
worker, this too is not easy to obtain. The 
others are in the process of settling down

I only hope that they will not get into 
any difficulties with our local society 
and institute. I understand there is already 
considerable feeling in some quarters, that 
is why I refused to attend a meeting which 
Federn invited me to.  He said it would be 
a meeting of the Viennese analysts. I told 
him that I could not attend it as I am 
not attending the meetings of the local society 
and I advised him not to have the meeting 
and to cooperate with the N.Y. group. As

much as I am in disagreement with 
Rado and his clique I think it best that 
the new comers should do everything to cooper-
ate with the N.Y. Society. I am sure that that 
is the best attitude to take.

The situation abroad is so depressing to me 
that I am in a real state of depression 
 Here we have nothing to worry but 
antisemitism is on the increase, at least 
the press states it although I see no 
indications of it except for a letter now 
and then in the daily papers. I am very 
pleased that you are in your own house 
and I hope that you will have a tranquil 
and healthy life. I cannot help thinking 
of all the terrible things that have happened 
and are still going on and I am happy 
that you are in England.

With my very best wishes to you 
and your family in which Mrs. 
Brill joins me I am 
affectionately
Brill