Decision on Einstein’s Ashes a Waited; N.Y. Jews Plan Memorial

The disposition of Dr. Albert Einstein’s ashes has not yet been decided upon, it was revealed here today. At the same time, it was announced that a memorial service for Einstein, with a choir of 150 cantors chanting the Kaddish, will be held at Carnegie Hall here on May 22.

The study of the brain of Dr. Einstein, in the hope that science can discover clues to his great mental genius, will take about two months, it was learned today. Each step in the carefully planned procedure will be photographed, it was indicated.

Prof. Einstein’s brain and vital organs were not bequeathed to science by any specific mention in his will, Dr. Otto Nathan, personal friend and executor, revealed. He said Dr. Einstein’s son, Dr. Hans Albert Einstein, had decided to give the brain and other vital organs to Princeton Hospital for research purposes. Dr. Nathan said that he agreed with the son, on the basis of remarks that Einstein had made from time to time on the usefulness of the human body after death.

The research on the brain will be conducted under the direction of Dr. Thomas S. Harvey, pathologist at Princeton Hospital, who said that portions of the brain would be studied microscopically and by chemical analysis. Both black-and-white and color cameras will record every step in the process.

TRIBUTES FROM JEWISH GROUPS CONTINUE TO POUR IN

Tributes to Dr. Einstein continued to pour in today from leading personalities and organizations mourning his death. The Synagogue Council of America, which represents the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform movements of Judaism, issued a statement saying:

“In the passing of Albert Einstein, mankind has lost one of its greatest minds, America a loving citizen, and the Jewish community a devoted son. It is noteworthy that his genius, which dealt so effectively with universal concepts, led him also to an unflagging advocacy of a homeland for his Jewish brethren in the ancient land of their origin.”

Rabbi Irving Miller, president of the American Zionist Council, which represents all Zionist groups in this country, said in a statement: “The sense of irreparable loss which all men must feel at the death of Professor Albert Einstein is heightened for his own people by our awareness of his profound concern with and devotion to their fate. Enveloped though he was in the manifold application of his fabulous intellectual energy, Dr. Einstein nevertheless found time, over and over again, to demonstrate to the world that the universality of his labors did not diminish in the slightest degree his identification with the Jewish people and his passionate interest in the welfare of the State of Israel.”

Ben Touster, president of the United HIAS Service, the ‘Jewish international migration agency, in paying tribute to Professor Einstein, said; “It must be remembered, too, that Einstein was but one of more than a hundred and fifty thousand Jewish immigrants who found sanctuary in our country since the advent of Hitlerism, and it brings out in sharp relief the role that the United States has played as a sanctuary for the oppressed of the world. We hope and pray that our great country may continue to welcome those who need to come here, as we have welcomed them throughout our history.”

Mrs. Moise S. Cahn, president of the National Council of Jewish Women, speaking for her organization, said: “It is not alone for his scientific achievements that we feel a sense of irreparable loss. He was as well a great Jew, a great American, a great humanitarian, a superb citizen of the world-in short, a man whose every attribute was universal. His compassion, his understanding, his love, embraced all mankind, regardless of sect or creed or race.”