Tag: Albert Einstein
Letter to FDR from Einstein warning of Nazi atomic bomb to sell for millions
Christie’s auction house anticipates an explosive sale price for a two-page letter from 1939 that laid the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II.
In September, the auction giant will present items from the collection of billionaire...
Einstein-signed menu from 1930 appeal for European Jews up for auction
A menu from an Oct. 28, 1930 fundraiser to support European Jews as the Nazis rose to power, which is signed by Albert Einstein, H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw and the second Lord...
Israel approves $18 million for Albert Einstein Museum at Hebrew University
The Israeli government on Sunday approved the construction of an $18 million Albert Einstein Museum on the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Safra Campus at Givat Ram.
When Einstein died, he left his work papers and...
Up for auction: Letter by Einstein about brewing ‘anti-Semitism’ in US academia
The Kedem Auction House in Israel will begin auctioning a handwritten letter by world-renowned physicist and mathematician Albert Einstein this week in which he warns his friend about anti-Semitism in American academia prior to World War...
Escaping the Holocaust with quick thinking
On Yom Hashoah, there were a number of Holocaust stories on my Facebook feed, mostly personal testimonies of children and grandchildren of survivors. Thankfully, my own grandparents were spared those horrors. Their families had come...
Einstein’s written warning to Jews, after Israel declares independence, up for sale
A signed written warning by legendary physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein to the Jewish people, written just days after Israel’s independence in May 1948, is being offered for sale for the first time at...
Happy Birthday Albert Einstein!
On March 14, 1879, was born in Germany one of the most important figures of modern physics, Albert Einstein, Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect and...
Albert Einstein’s brilliance, humor and literal connection to Israel
One thing is for sure. While the writing on the pages lying on the table under a clear protective glass appeared as nonsensical gibberish or useless, mind-bending mathematical equations, they were anything but. These...
Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson
How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection...
Israel needs a new policy in Gaza
The escalation in the violence emanating from Gaza on the very day after Israel permitted the transfer of millions of Qatari-sourced dollars into the coastal enclave underscores the futility of persisting with conventional wisdom. ...