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.