Einstein. He rejected it because, although he supported the State of Israel, he did not believe that he had any propensity to help manage politics. He said that people were far more confusing that physics.
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November, 1952, Albert Einstein was offered presidency of Israel but declines.
Albert Einstein was never knighted. He was offered the presidency of Israel but declined.
Albert Einstein. He declined the request because of his advanced age and his belief that he had no capacity for politics. He did, however, support the State of Israel.
Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 but he had to decline due to failing health. He cited his advanced age and physical limitations as the reasons for turning down the offer.
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Einstein. He rejected it because, although he supported the State of Israel, he did not believe that he had any propensity to help manage politics. He said that people were far more confusing that physics.
Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined the offer.
Einstein. He rejected it because, although he supported the State of Israel, he did not believe that he had any propensity to help manage politics. He said that people were far more confusing that physics.
After the death of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann, in November 1952, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion offered Einstein the position of President of Israel. However, Einstein declined, and wrote in his response that he was "deeply moved", and "at once saddened and ashamed" that he could not accept it.
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