Einstein's Pacifism and World War I by Holmes Virginia Iris

Author:Holmes, Virginia Iris
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9780815653608
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2017-07-19T00:00:00+00:00

Prof. Einstein instructed me to inform you that in his opinion we Jews cannot contribute to combating antisemitism through a direct campaign. Since your view on this point differs from that of Prof. Einstein, I respectfully request in his name that you kindly refrain from your plan—of electing Mr. Einstein onto the board of your association.43

Ten days after he rejected the approach of Jews combating antisemitism directly, Einstein expanded on his views in an article in a Swiss Jewish newspaper, Israelitisches Wochenblatt. Here, he expressed his support for the socially underprivileged East European Jews and showed a leaning toward cultural Zionism and the cultivation of pride in a positive Jewish identity:

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