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Graphic of Manfred's Book, a gift to Gad
Manfred's Book, english translation Page 1 reads...Dear, kind Gad, I owe you a present, no I want to give you one, not just so that you get something from me that you can glance through and then lay aside forever, but something that will make you happy whenever you pick it up.
Interview with Gad concerning his feelings about the book Gad was touched by the gift, though he was initially critical of Manfred's lyrical writing style. Later, Manfred's words took on new meaning.
Gad and Manfred sometimes would spend the night together on cots in the basement of the Jewish school in the Choriner Strasse as part of an obligatory
air raid patrol
One of these evenings, Manfred gave Gad this book. Manfred wrote and made this book because he wanted to give something meaningful to Gad, who wrote poems.