Editing Constantin Brunner (section)

==Influence and relevance==

In ''Confessions of a European Intellectual'', [[Franz Schoenberner]] describes Brunner as "one of the more important figures" in Europe.  Brunner corresponded with [[Walther Rathenau]], [[Martin Buber]], [[Gustav Landauer]] and [[Lou Andreas-Salomé]]. [[Albert Einstein]] read Brunner but, while appreciating his critical insight and sharing his devotion to [[Baruch Spinoza|Spinoza]], rejected his philosophy, particularly where it stood opposed to [[Immanuel Kant]].<ref>Einstein to W. Aron, 14 January 1943. Einstein Archive, reel 33-296 Einstein-Aron correspondence, [[Albert Einstein Archives]], Hebrew University, Jerusalem</ref>

Brunner attracted a large and devoted following among the Jewish youth in Czernowitz. The best known of his disciples in this group is the poet, [[Rose Ausländer]].

With the Second World War, Brunner's books were burned and his devotees scattered. His German disciple Magdalena Kasch managed to save the bulk of Brunner's writing from destruction by the Nazis. In 1948, she, with the help of some of Brunner's other surviving friends, founded the "Internationaal Constantin Brunner Institut" (ICBI) in the Hague.  However, there has been no major revival of interest in his work, despite the efforts of artists [[Yehudi Menuhin]] and [[André Breton]] who regarded him as a role model.