Einstein on Israel and Zionism – New Enriched Edition

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Einstein on Israel and Zionism – New Enriched Edition

By (author): Fred Jerome

Einstein on Israel and Zionism focuses on correcting a widely accepted story that Einstein was a major supporter, a “champion,” of the State of Israel, a story told and retold primarily in the mainstream media.

Einstein was a secular Jew, but he had mixed feelings about Zionism. Though he supported the goal of a Jewish “homeland” within Palestine, he never wavered from arguing forcefully for equal rights and equal power for the Arabs, whom he called “kinfolk” of the Jews. His nationalism had no room for any kind of aggressiveness or chauvinism. For him, the domination of Jew over Arab in Palestine, or the perpetuation of a state of mutual hostility between the two peoples, would mean the failure of Zionism.

Some material spanning the years from 1919 to 1955 had never been translated or published. Fred Jerome presents it objectively and puts some of the obscure references into context.

Had Einstein’s foresight and warnings been heeded, the death and destruction we are witnessing today might not have occurred. Today they can help reach a peaceful solution.

Fred Jerome’s article “The 1948 Killing of UN Mediator Count Bernadotte? reveals how, why, and by whom the UN peacemaker sent by the Security Council to ?promote a peaceful adjustment of the future situation in Palestine? was assassinated.

AUTHOR

Fred Jerome

Fred Jerome is an experienced journalist and science writer. His work has appeared in dozens of publications, including Newsweek and The New York Times. He taught journalism at Columbia Journalism School, NYU and other universities. A recognized specialist on Einstein, Jerome is also author of Einstein on Israel and Zionism and co-author of Einstein on Race and Racism. Ajamu Baraka has been involved in grassroots organizing, international solidarity, and educating for over four decades. He was the founding Executive Director of the US Human Rights Network from 2004 to 2011. He was the Green Party’s nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election. Ajamu Baraka holds a PhD in political science and has taught political science at various universities. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. David Suzuki is a geneticist, broadcaster, and environmental activist. A Canadian of Japanese origin, he and his family were interned during World War II. He holds a doctorate in zoology from the University of Chicago. His work as a broadcaster, particularly with CBC’s The Nature of Things made him a unique figure in science and television. He is the author of 52 books, 19 of which are for children. David Suzuki lives in Vancouver, B.C.

Reviews

Einstein on Israel and Zionismproves to be an important counteragent to the politicallymotivated overlysimplistic and often raciallymotivated messaging we hear from prominent figures in Western media The bookallows readers to see stepbystep how the political machinations of Britain poisoned chances to build a peaceful binational state which had been Einsteins dream Einsteins letters and Fred Jeromes notes and research provide muchneeded context to todays headline Jeff DupuisThe Miramichi Reader

I invite the public to purchase the book and read the letters for themselves Given the importance of Albert Einstein both as a scientist and social critic and his pertinent views on the question of Palestine and world Jewry this new edition ofEinstein On Israel And Zionismis an important historical document Bruce Katz Founding member and copresident of Palestinian and Jewish Unity PAJU

Adds a new how do they say it dimension to Einsteins character Thomas Pynchon

Fred JeromesEinstein on Israel and Zionismis a valuable and timely contribution Einsteins views of Zionism were prescient Sivan S Schweber Author ofEinstein and OppenheimerandIn the Shadow of the Bomb

Reading the newly revealed correspondence in Fred Jeromes book makes it clear that Einstein was a social commentator and humanitarian with a worldview worthy of his scientific genius Its a pity that the Zionist movement as embodied in the State of Israel took a direction so divergent from the path advocated by the Jewish peoples greatest intellect Michael Palumbo author ofThe Palestinian Catastrophe and Imperial Israel

Albert Einstein is alltoo often depicted as a naf about politics he was anything but that He followed international and national politics assiduously corresponded with leaders and ordinary people and brought a passionate moral stance to the whole fighting antisemitism racism fascism and nationalism In this volume Fred Jerome has assembled a myriad of documents bearing on Einsteins views of Zionism Telegrams letters magazine articles interviews all contribute to a dense and heartfelt analysis of what it would mean to avoid the pitfalls of dogmatic nationalism and to create a Jewish homeland utterly respectful of Palestinian rights and equality Of course Einsteins physics speaks to us still astonishingly we can still learn from his moralpolitical reflections Peter Galison author ofEinsteins Clocks Poincares Maps and Image and Logic

Einstein on Israel and Zionismis a welcome and necessary contribution to the discussions about the Middle East crisis You do not have to be a genius in order to understand the gravity of the situation but it is essential to listen to one especially if his name was Einstein His thoughts make for fascinating reading allow us new insights into the mind of one of the 20th centurys greatest thinkers and remind us that it is never too late Avraham Burg author ofThe Holocaust is Over We Must Rise From Its Ashes