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Albert Einstein — Part 12

112 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Oct 1, 1940 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Albert Einstein · 111 pages OCR'd
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te 2 Bia nad Hayling rie te afr 1 tp A fin co C NK 100-32986 CO N FI BENT Copies (Cont'd.)}: 2 = Capt. AH. GRAUBART, USN, DIO, 3ra ND, New York, N.Y. (REG. MAIL 2 = New York 3 = Newark (1000-32986) DETAILS (Cont'd.)}: The “Newark Star Ledger", a newapaper published in Newark, N. J., published an article en March 12, 195), which reflected that the subject would net attend the observance of his 75th birthday held by the Emergency Civil Liberties Comite tee. EINSTEIN stated in this article that he would adhere to his policy of avoiding such meetings and stated that it was not because of his health that he was staying away. The "Newark Sunday News", a newspaper published in Newark, N. d., on March 14, 1954, published an article which reflected that the subject did not attend the event staged by the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee; also, in addition to announcing in advance that he would not attend the function, the subject asked that no one visit him from the event. Mr. CLARK FORMAN, the Committee Director, told the persons in — attendance at this affair that the subject had been informed that some of the committee members wanted to bring flowers to his door, EINSTEIN replied "You may bring flowera to my door when the last witch-hunter is silenced." On December 17, 1953, the Newark Star Ledger reflected an article concerning a hearing conducted by Senator JOSEPH MC CARTHY, at which one ALBERT SHADOWITZ refused to answer questions concerning Communism and esplonage. SHADOWITZ stated that he had personally consulted EINSTEIN at his home in > Princeton, N. J., and was using his advice in defying the probe by the committee. SHADOWITZ refused to answer questions put to him by Senator MC CARTHY on the basis of his rights under the First Amendment. According to this newspaper article, the subject was contacted through his secretary at his home in Princeton, N. J., concerning the statement made by SHADOWITZ that he was acting on advice of the subject. The subject stated "I advised him not to cooperate with the investigating commite tee on the basis of the First Amendment, but instead to make @ spontaneous statement about his conduct as a citizen and ae
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