A handwritten letter written by Albert Einstein warning of the dangers of growing nationalism and anti-Semitism years before the Nazis¹ rose to power has been sold for nearly $40,000.

在纳粹党上台之前，阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦写了一封信，警告不断上升的民族主义和反犹太主义的危险。这封信于日前被拍出了近4万美元。

The Kedem Auction² House says the previously³ unknown letter, brought forward by an anonymous⁴ collector, fetched $39,360 in bidding in Jerusalem last Tuesday night.

Kedem拍卖行表示，这封此前不为人知的信件，被一位匿名收藏家于上周二晚在耶路撒冷以39,360美元的价格拍下。

Einstein wrote the letter to his sister after going into hiding in 1922 following the assassination⁵ of Germany's Jewish foreign minister by right-wing extremists.

1922年德国犹太外交部长被右翼极端分子暗杀，爱因斯坦是在藏身之际给妹妹写了这封信。

爱因斯坦1922年预言信以近4万美元的价格拍出

Police had warned the Jewish scientist that his life could be in danger too.

当时警方曾警告这位犹太科学家，称他的生命可能也处于危险之中。

"Here are brewing⁶ economically and politically dark times, so I'm happy to be able to get away from everything," he wrote.

爱因斯坦在信中写道：“德国经济和政治上的黑暗时期正在酝酿，所以我很高兴能够摆脱这一切。”

Kedem says the letter was sold at roughly double its expected price.

Kedem拍卖行表示，这封信件的成交价大概是其预估价的2倍。