Albert Einstein: "On a Jewish Palestine. First Version." Address held at a Zionist assembly, 27 June 1921.

Archival Call No. 28-8.

Published in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Vol. 7, Doc. 59, pp. 434-437.

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In the years following the First World War, Einstein became increasingly interested in the cultural aspects of Jewish nationalism. Even though he abhorred all forms of nationalism, he began to express his support for the Zionist movement. He took particular interest in two issues in this context: he was deeply disturbed by the plight of Eastern European Jews in Germany and he advocated the establishment of a Jewish university in Jerusalem. In this address to a Zionist assembly presented here, expressed his hope that "a homeland for our national culture" would be created in Palestine for the benefit of all its inhabitants. Einstein also articulated his desire to see Palestine become a "spiritual center for all of World Jewry". In this context, he mentioned his recent trip to the U.S. to raise funds for the Hebrew University" which he described as “one of the most important goals of the Zionist organization."