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Einstein Before Israel

Zionist Icon or Iconoclast?

By: Ze’ev Rosenkranz

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Einstein Before Israel

Zionist Icon or Iconoclast?

By: Ze’ev Rosenkranz

Was Einstein a Zionist? Albert Einstein was initially skeptical and even disdainful of the Zionist movement, yet he affiliated himself with this controversial political ideology and today is widely seen as an outspoken advocate for a modern Jewish homeland in Palestine. What enticed this renowned scientist and humanitarian, who repeatedly condemned nationalism of all forms, to radically change his views? Was he in fact a Zionist? Einstein Before Israel traces Einstein's involvement with Zionism from his initial contacts with the movement at the end of World War I to his emigration from Germany in 1933 in the wake of Hitler's rise to power. Drawing on a wealth of rare archival evidence—much of it never before published—this book offers the most nuanced picture yet of Einstein's complex and sometimes stormy relationship with Jewish nationalism. Ze'ev Rosenkranz sheds new light on Einstein's encounters with prominent Zionist leaders, and reveals exactly what Einstein did and didn't like about Zionist beliefs, objectives, and methods. He looks at the personal, cultural, and political factors that led Einstein to support certain goals of Jewish nationalism; his role in the birth of the Hebrew University; his impressions of the emerging Jewish settlements in Palestine; and his reaction to mounting violence in the Arab-Jewish conflict. Rosenkranz explores a host of fascinating questions, such as whether Zionists sought to silence Einstein's criticism of their movement, whether Einstein was the real manipulator, and whether this Zionist icon was indeed a committed believer in Zionism or an iconoclast beholden to no one.

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Princeton University Press

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1400838371

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The Einstein Scrapbook

By: Ze'ev Rosenkranz (Kurator.)

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The Einstein Scrapbook

By: Ze'ev Rosenkranz (Kurator.)

Provides an inside look at the life and mind of the great physicist and his scientific theories, as well as his role in the international peace movement and his views on such topics as social justice, the state of Israel, and music.

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JHU Press

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0801872030

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9780801872037

Einstein Before Israel

Zionist Icon Or Iconoclast?

By: Ze'ev Rosenkranz

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Einstein Before Israel

Zionist Icon Or Iconoclast?

By: Ze'ev Rosenkranz

A vivid sense of strangeness": Einstein's path to the Zionist movement -- A different kind of nationalism: Einstein's induction and mobilization into the Zionist movement -- The "prize-winning ox" in "Dollaria": Einstein's fundraising trip to the United States in 1921 -- Secular pilgrim or Zionist tourist?: Einstein's tour of Palestine in 1923 -- The "botched university": Einstein's involvement in the Hebrew University, 1924-1929 -- "A genuine symbiosis": Einstein on the 1929 clashes in Palestine -- The "bug-infested house": Einstein's involvement in the Hebrew University, 1930-1933.

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Princeton University Press

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0691144125

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The Einstein Scrapbook

By: Ze'ev Rosenkranz (Kurator.)

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The Einstein Scrapbook

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Albert Einstein, the Human Side

Glimpses from His Archives

By: Albert Einstein,Helen Dukas,Banesh Hoffmann,Ze'ev Rosenkranz

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Albert Einstein, the Human Side

Glimpses from His Archives

By: Albert Einstein,Helen Dukas,Banesh Hoffmann,Ze'ev Rosenkranz

Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in this illuminating selection of personal papers from the Albert Einstein Archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfully to an Ohio fifth-grader, distressed by her discovery that scientists classify humans as animals, as to a Colorado banker who asked whether Einstein believed in a personal God. Witty rhymes, an exchange with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium about fine music, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism are but some of the highlights found in this warm and enriching book.

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0691160236

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Einstein Before Israel

Einstein Before Israel

The Einstein Scrapbook

The Einstein Scrapbook

Einstein Before Israel

Einstein Before Israel

The Einstein Scrapbook

The Einstein Scrapbook

Albert Einstein, the Human Side

Albert Einstein, the Human Side

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