Was Albert Einstein a Jew?

Answer 1

Yes he was! Einstein, Albert 1879—1955, American theoretical physicist, known for the formulation of the relativity theory, b. Ulm, Germany. He is recognized as one of the greatest physicists of all time.

Einstein lived as a boy in Munich and Milan, continued his studies at the cantonal school at Aarau, Switzerland, and was graduated (1900) from the Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich. Later he became a Swiss citizen. He was examiner (1902—9) at the patent office, Bern. During this period he obtained his doctorate (1905) at the Univ. of Zürich, evolved the special theory of relativity, explained the photoelectric effect, and studied the motion of atoms, on which he based his explanation of Brownian movement. In 1909 his work had already attracted attention among scientists, and he was offered an adjunct professorship at the Univ. of Zürich. He resigned that position in 1910 to become full professor at the German Univ., Prague, and in 1912 he accepted the chair of theoretical physics at the Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich.

By 1913 Einstein had won international fame and was invited by the Prussian Academy of Sciences to come to Berlin as titular professor of physics and as director of theoretical physics at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. He assumed these posts in 1914 and subsequently resumed his German citizenship. For his work in theoretical physics, notably on the photoelectric effect, he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. His property was confiscated (1934) by the Nazi government because he was Jewish, and he was deprived of his German citizenship. He had previously accepted (1933) a post at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, which he held until his death in 1955. An ardent pacifist, Einstein was long active in the cause of world peace; however, in 1939, at the request of a group of scientists, he wrote to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to stress the urgency of investigating the possible use of atomic energy in bombs. In 1940 he became an American citizen.

Answer 2

Yes

Answer 3

Yes

Answer 4

Yes, and I believe he was one of the scientists thrown out of Germany for being a Jew. He may have left before that happened, but as far as I know he was a Jew.

Answer 5

Yes he was. He went to the USA in late 1929. When the Nazis came to power in 1930 he remained there. As far as I know he never returned to Germany.

Answer 6

Who are you -- Mel Gibson? *LOL* Albert Einstein's parents were Jewish. Einstein was not religious. He was quoted as saying, "Buddhism is the perfect religion."

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

when Einstein who was working as a patent clerk presented his theoroms regarding the transfer of ebergy and his theories of relativity to governmental agencies they were dismissed as " Jewish Physics"

Answer 9

He was a Jew by birth, but a pantheist by decision. He once was quoted as saying, "I believe in Spinoza's god." Spinoza believed the universe to be one great being, god. He couldn't deny God, being brought up in traditional Jewish theology.

Answer 10

Yes he was.
In fact, he was offered the opportunity of being the first President of Israel