Tribute to the late Prof. Albert Einstein was paid here tonight at a huge memorial meeting held at Town Hall sponsored by the Jewish Agency American Jewish Committee American Jewish Congress. Bï¿??nai Bï¿??rah American Zionist Council. Jewish Labor Committee and other major Jewish organizations.
The meeting marked the end of the traditional 30-day period of mourning and was addressed by U.S. Supreme Count Justice Hugo L. Black Israel Ambassador A?be Eban Dr. Nahum Goldmann and Prof. Norbert Wiener of the Massachusetts institute of Technology.
Dr. Goldmann decanting the many hours he spent with Einstein in ? in the pre-Hints days descript the man who evolved the theory of relativity as almost foul-less the kind of person that religions and civilizations have always admonished man to be Einstein possessed Dr. Goldman declared the humility and phenomenal simplicity which is the true mark of genius and which is found only rarely in any generation.
ï¿??I once found him an his study in Berlin ï¿??Dr. Goldmann said ï¿??studying an American magazine which had offered a press of several thousand dollars to one who in four or six pages could explain the theory of the ????ty. It was at the some of the German inflation which followed the best World Wet, his salary as a professor was inadequate to meet his needs and he was in great financial difficult. Einstein pointed to the magazine and puzzled. Look here he said, have an opportunity to make a fortune. The only thing I need do is where this a?????. I have tried my hand at ???, but the them certain that the editors with ? that it is unintelligible to the readers, although to me ? steams quite simple, and that ????yone could understand it.ï¿??
Ambassador Eban told the audience that he had had the privilege of visiting Einstein at his home in Pint ??on April, the just a few days before his death in one of his last conversations Mr. ? Einstein expressed office ? for ? and was anxious ? her. ? be impaired by international ? ? ? ? from a normal mist.
The announcement that the cremated ? of the laï¿?? Prof. Albert Einstein ï¿??he is now been privately finally and irrevocably disposed in conformity with the wishes of Prof. Einstein. ï¿?? was made here today by David J Lsay attorney for the secretes is family and for the Einstein estate is executor. The announcement stated.
ï¿??For the purpose ? setting inquires and suggestions to rest I am aces tee and authorized to say that the ? have now been privately finally and impeccably disposed of in conformity with the wishes of Professor Einstein. Since tae where and the how are matters of detail they should not be of publish interest, for result ? tact is that no physics, ??aces ? ? anywhere. Accordingly such suggestions as have here to fore been put forward could not be carried out and should be dropped.
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