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In an erudite, sensitive article, John Stachel explored Einstein’s Jewish identity. In it he related the events that helped mold Einstein’s attitude towards Judaism and shaped his identification as a Jew. He also explored Einstein’s mature views on Jews, Judaism, and Zionism but he “did not attempt to recount [Einstein’s] many activities on behalf of the Jewish people, individually or collectively.1 The present note narrates one such episode. It is primarily intended as a vehicle to convey my admiration and respect for John: as a physicist, as a scholar, and above all as a courageous, exceptional human being who has been a model for the rest of us.
For John with admiration and affection
J. Stachel (2002). “Einstein’s Jewish identity.”
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Schweber, S.S. (2003). Albert Einstein and the Founding of Brandeis University. In: Renn, J., et al. Revisiting the Foundations of Relativistic Physics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0111-3_31
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