Court case by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab
BROKEN SILENCE THE STORY OF TODAY’S STRUGGLE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Mirza Ahmad Sohrab Bahais in this country, who had been called Berthalin by Abdul Baha and who has used this name ever since, the idea was that it would be a valuable service to the Cause if, after the dosing of the Fair, our exhibit could be transported to the city. After some consultation, it was decided to take this step as a purely temporary activity, and ona November 7th, 1939 Bahai Bookshop was opened at 828 Lexington Avenue,a lease having been signed for the duration of six months, I admit that we were fully conscious that, in all probability, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of the United States and Canada would resent this further heralding of the Bahai name and teachings. However, we were prepared, as in the past, to meet opposition in silence. Then- On December 5, 1939, the postman delivered the following letter to Bahai Bookshop: