Einstein was born to Jewish parents and while not from a religious family he actively sought to learn about Judaism. He came to reject the concept of the nature of God from Judaism that was concerned with the individual or actively involved in the affairs of the universe. He was pantheist/deist with a God concept of the impersonal creative force that Baruch Spinoza put forth..
“ The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice, and the desire for personal independence- these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my stars that I belong to it.” from the book, The World As I See It Written by Albert Einstein 1935
And he if he had not felt such deep connection to the Jewish people, it's hardly likely he would have even been offered the job of the second Prime Minister of Israel. That he declined this offer doesn't prove as some have asserted, that he disapproved of Israel or wanted to distance himself from Jews, but that he knew his limits and did not feel he was an appropriate leader.
In fact, Einstein and his wife toured the United States on speaking tours raising money for Zionism (his speaking engagements raised much money to purchase land to create the State of Israel) and the creation of Hebrew University. My maternal grandmother met them at one speaking engagement, in Chicago, Illinois. He took great pride in being a Jew even though he was not religiously observant.
"As much as I feel myself to be a Jew, I stand aloof from the traditional religious rites." Albert Einstein in a letter to the Jewish community of Berlin dated December 22, 1920, in Jurgen Neff, page 317
On January 29, 1930 he is photographed wearing a kippah while at New Synagogue of Berlin..to raise money for Jewish Welfare and Jewish Youth Welfare offices
The link where I'd seen this photo now seems to be a non working pae.
Einstein gave the public dedication of the "Jewish Palestine Exhibit" at the 1939 World's Fair with stepdaughter Margot and Zionist leader Stephen Wise at his side, he declared he was "...entrusted with the high privilege of officially dedicating the building which my Jewish brethren have erected as their contribution to the World's Fair"
Einstein never stopped identifying himself as a Jew and never removed himself from the Jewish people.
On his desk the day he died was an unfinished speech he was to give the next day in support of the establishment of the State of Israel and to raise funds for Hebrew University in Israel.
His parents were Jewish living in Germany and so he was Probably Jewish since there were no allegations of his being adopted. I don't know what else you would need as far as his "background". The Einsteins were non-observant ASKENAZI Jews, and Albert attended a Catholic elementary school from the age of 5 for three years. At the age of 8, he was transferred to the Luitpold Gymnasium (now known as the Albert Einstein Gymnasium), where he received advanced primary and secondary school education until he left Germany seven years later.
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He was a Jew.
Einstein was born to Jewish parents and while not from a religious family he actively sought to learn about Judaism. He came to reject the concept of the nature of God from Judaism that was concerned with the individual or actively involved in the affairs of the universe. He was pantheist/deist with a God concept of the impersonal creative force that Baruch Spinoza put forth..
“ The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice, and the desire for personal independence- these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my stars that I belong to it.” from the book, The World As I See It Written by Albert Einstein 1935
And he if he had not felt such deep connection to the Jewish people, it's hardly likely he would have even been offered the job of the second Prime Minister of Israel. That he declined this offer doesn't prove as some have asserted, that he disapproved of Israel or wanted to distance himself from Jews, but that he knew his limits and did not feel he was an appropriate leader.
In fact, Einstein and his wife toured the United States on speaking tours raising money for Zionism (his speaking engagements raised much money to purchase land to create the State of Israel) and the creation of Hebrew University. My maternal grandmother met them at one speaking engagement, in Chicago, Illinois. He took great pride in being a Jew even though he was not religiously observant.
"As much as I feel myself to be a Jew, I stand aloof from the traditional religious rites." Albert Einstein in a letter to the Jewish community of Berlin dated December 22, 1920, in Jurgen Neff, page 317
On January 29, 1930 he is photographed wearing a kippah while at New Synagogue of Berlin..to raise money for Jewish Welfare and Jewish Youth Welfare offices
The link where I'd seen this photo now seems to be a non working pae.
Einstein gave the public dedication of the "Jewish Palestine Exhibit" at the 1939 World's Fair with stepdaughter Margot and Zionist leader Stephen Wise at his side, he declared he was "...entrusted with the high privilege of officially dedicating the building which my Jewish brethren have erected as their contribution to the World's Fair"
Einstein never stopped identifying himself as a Jew and never removed himself from the Jewish people.
On his desk the day he died was an unfinished speech he was to give the next day in support of the establishment of the State of Israel and to raise funds for Hebrew University in Israel.
His parents were Jewish living in Germany and so he was Probably Jewish since there were no allegations of his being adopted. I don't know what else you would need as far as his "background". The Einsteins were non-observant ASKENAZI Jews, and Albert attended a Catholic elementary school from the age of 5 for three years. At the age of 8, he was transferred to the Luitpold Gymnasium (now known as the Albert Einstein Gymnasium), where he received advanced primary and secondary school education until he left Germany seven years later.