A gift promised to Prof. Albert Einstein on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday March 14, announced by his Jewish friends, materialized sooner than the gift of the Berlin City Council.
The famous scientist today was presented with a sailing boat, given him by the bank directors, Jeidels and Biber, and Goldman, New York broker. Dr. Einstein is an expert sailor and will use the boat on the Wannsee and the Havel River.
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