Was Albert Einstein a Zionist?

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In part 2, Schwab and Yael explore Einstein's fight with Nazism, his views on Zionism, and his complicated connection to Israel reveal a side of Einstein most people never hear about. Einstein wasn’t just a scientific genius. As Nazi power rose, he became a target, a refugee, and a more outspoken Jewish figure.

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Sources on Einstein and Zionism:

⁠⁠Einstein, His Space and Times, by Steven Gimbel⁠⁠ (jewishlives.org/books/albert-einstein-his-spac…)

⁠Einstein on Israel and Zionism by Fred Jerome⁠ (abebooks.com/first-edition/Einstein-Israel-Zio…)

⁠Ein­stein Before Israel: Zion­ist Icon or Iconoclast? By Ze’ev Rosenkranz⁠ (jewishbookcouncil.org/book/einstein-before-isr…)

⁠Link to learn more about the history of Einstein and Yeshiva University⁠ (library.yu.edu/c.php?g=1073982&p=7820899)

Here is a summary:

docs.google.com/document/d/1fjLz8yoDfeIwoJ3Ce0…

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