Not many people are aware that Albert Einstein, father of the theory of relativity and winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in physics, was a great supporter of Keren Hayesod for more than 20 years. Already in Keren Hayesod’s first year, Einstein joined Chaim Weizmann on a mission across the United States, supporting the organization’s fundraising efforts to establish the Hebrew University. In speeches at various events and conferences around the world, he noted the activities of Keren Hayesod and their great importance and shared his warm feelings for the organization. For KH’s 15th anniversary celebrations, he wrote these heartfelt words: “Keren Hayesod, which made Jewish settlement possible on the lands of Eretz Israel, has proved itself to be an institution of priceless value for the necessary rehabilitation of the people”.
From left to right: Ben-Zion Mossinzon, Albert Einstein, Chaim Weizmann and Menachem Ussishkin on their mission to the United States, 1921