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Einstein do not view fellow jews as co-religionists, but as tribal companions.
 
Einstein do not view fellow jews as co-religionists, but as tribal companions.
 
Einstein was made an honorary citizen of [[Tel Aviv]] during his visit in 1923.
 
Einstein was made an honorary citizen of [[Tel Aviv]] during his visit in 1923.
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In 1952, Einstein was offered the position of president of Israel by the 1st prime minster of [[Israel]] David Ben-Gurion, but rejected the offer.  Einstein willed that all his scholarly work be archieved in Israel's Hebrew University after his death.
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In 1952, Einstein was offered the position of president of Israel by the 1st prime minster of [[Israel]] David Ben-Gurion, but rejected the offer.  Before his death in 1955, Einstein wrote to the Zionist leader Kurt Blumenfeld:
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"I thank you, even at this late hour, for having made me conscious of the Jewish soul."
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Einstein willed that all his scholarly work be archieved in Israel's Hebrew University after his death.
    
==Einstein on Germany and the rise of Hitler==
 
==Einstein on Germany and the rise of Hitler==
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