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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.
Listen to Part 1: https://unpacked.media/albert-einstein-rebel-reject-genius-part-1/
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Sources on Einstein and Zionism:
Einstein, His Space and Times, by Steven Gimbel
Einstein on Israel and Zionism by Fred Jerome
Einstein Before Israel: Zionist Icon or Iconoclast? By Ze’ev Rosenkranz
Link to learn more about the history of Einstein and Yeshiva University
Here is a summary:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fjLz8yoDfeIwoJ3Ce09Bxq2jJlwBx-5aXjItaCJtPdc/edit?usp=sharing
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