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Einstein- Husband, Lover and Father
evilsheep writes "A large collection of correspondence shedding light on Einstein's personal life and perspectives was made public today by The Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Spanning almost 3500 pages, the correspondence encompasses letters to and from his first and second wives and children between the years 1912-
1955.This newly released batch of letters fill in details to create a 'higher resolution' image of Einstein beyond what was previously known of his personal life. The collection has been in the Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University for many years, but was not made public in accordance with the will of Einstein's stepdaughter, Margot, who specified that they not be revealed until 20 years after her death. Margot died in July 1986.
Einstein wrote almost daily letters to his second wife Elsa and to her daughter Margot whilst away from home about delivering and listening to boring lectures, playing music with friends, or trying to stop smoking."
It's amazing that such a person like Einstein, who wrote countless letters sponsoring his Jewish colleagues to get out of Germany appears to deny the same level of sympathy to his own son.
>Particular attention is dedicated to Einstein's relationship with his son,
>Eduard. Einstein found his son's schizophrenia difficult to accept,
>and on more than one occasion expresses the idea that it would have
>been better off if Eduard had not been born.
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