Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany. His parents, Hermann and Paulina, were secular Jews and moved the family to Switzerland in 1895. The German Empire was not friendly to ...

Einstein had a birthday, of course. It was March 14, 1879. ... Albert's dad, Hermann, worked with electrical equipment. Albert's mom, Pauline, loved music and was a talented pianist. His ...

A lbert Einstein’s father, Hermann, was proud that Jewish rituals were not practiced in his home, viewing them as outdated, the remnants of “ancient superstition.” In Einstein’s family ...

Hermann Einstein —From the collected papers of Albert Einstein, Volume I. No answer from Professor Ostwald was ever received. Before the miracle year. The world of ...

Robert Einstein, a Jew and a cousin of Albert, the Nobel-prizewinning physicist, knew his life was in danger. In late July a unit of the Hermann Goering Division, one of the most powerful in the ...