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==Views On Judaism and Zionism==
==Views On Judaism and Zionism==
Einstein's exact views on Zionism remain unclear until today.
In 1920, in a letter to the Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith, Einstein wrote
In 1920, in a letter to the Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith, Einstein wrote
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"I am neither a German citizen, nor is there in me anything that can be described as ‘Jewish faith.’ But I am happy to belong to the Jewish people, even if I do not consider them in any way God's elect."
"I am neither a German citizen, nor is there in me anything that can be described as ‘Jewish faith.’ But I am happy to belong to the Jewish people, even if I do not consider them in any way God's elect."
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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.
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:
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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Einstein willed that all his scholarly work be archieved in Israel's Hebrew University after his death.
Einstein willed that all his scholarly work be archieved in Israel's Hebrew University after his death.
Whatever his views on Zionism were, Einstein has always expressed his pacifism and staunchly opposed nationalism:
<i>"He who joyfully marches to rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism on command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so a base of action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder."</i>
==Einstein on Germany and the rise of Hitler==
==Einstein on Germany and the rise of Hitler==