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Jewasity · Nov 11, 2026

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In 1952, after Israel's first President Chaim Weizmann died, Ben-Gurion offered the presidency to Albert Einstein. Einstein declined, writing that he was "deeply moved by the offer from our State of Israel, and at once saddened and ashamed that I cannot accept it."

In 1952, after Israel's first President Chaim Weizmann died, Ben-Gurion offered the presidency to Albert Einstein. Einstein declined, writing that he was "deeply moved by the offer from our State of Israel, and at once saddened and ashamed that I cannot accept it."

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