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Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

Albert Einstein presented his theory of relativity to the Prussian Academy of Science 100 years ago today. 1 2

The Leo Baeck Institute has an Albert Einstein Archival collection (http://search.cjh.org/beta:CJH_ALEPH00020218)

In honor of the centennial here is a small selection of the digitized material available.

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cjh-blog-admin November 25, 2015

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On November 21, 1861, Judah P. Benjamin became the Confederate Secretary of War. As the History Channel’s website explains, “A Jew who was born in the West Indies in 1811, Judah Benjamin was an exception to the rule in the Protestant South.” The JTA Archive blog points out Benjamin’s nickname as “the Confederate Kissinger.”

The American Jewish Historical Society here…

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