Posts Tagged: Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking, BDS, and Why Geniuses Can Be Dumb
Watching The Theory of Everything, the film about Stephen Hawking, one wonders: why do geniuses behave like jerks? In May 2013, Hawking, after initially accepting an invitation...
The Secret of Jewish Immortality
In 1898, perhaps the greatest American writer ever, Mark Twain, provided the following timeless quote about the Jewish people: "If the statistics are right, the Jews...
When Helen Keller Confronted the Nazis
JNS.org - June 27 is Helen Keller Day—the annual occasion when students across America learn about the disabilities activist whose remarkable achievements inspired her generation, and...
Obama, Einstein, and Jerusalem
US President Barack Obama has some things in common with Albert Einstein, such as a basic liberal attitude and a Nobel Prize, but the differences...
Albert Einstein Museum to be Erected in Israel
The Israeli government has unanimously approved the establishment of a museum in Jerusalem dedicated to Albert Einstein, the father of the theory of...
Unveiling a Genius and Lover: Albert Einstein
It was Albert Einstein who developed the theory of general relativity, but who would have thought that Albert Einstein's love letters would land gravitationally into...
Let the Mormons Baptize Jews After Death, Who Cares?
Candidates for the Republican nomination for president have brought the Mormon Church right into the public eye. No doubt the successful, clean living,...
The Legal Status of Israel’s Blockade
As Albert Einstein once sagely quipped, insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. The quote rightly applies to those who are...
Should Obama Show His School Transcripts?
With the birther issue finally put to rest, Donald Trump has now turned to Obama's intellectual abilities: "I heard he was a terrible student." That rumor...
