Albert Einstein’s 1950 letter to Jewish students advises that a scientist cannot believe in the biblical version of creation
Last week, The Raab Collection announced that it had acquired and was offering for sale for the first time ever publicly Albert Einstein’s great letter on the biblical version of creation. The April 11, 1950 letter was written to a group of students, whose teacher had contacted the great scientist on their behalf. In it, Einstein states that a person of science could not believe in the Genesis version of creation and confirms his belief that science “replaces and supersedes it.”
Interest in the letter prompted news all over the world. An article produced by the Religion News Service was published in several outlets, including MSN, the Salt Lake Tribune, and the Washington Post:
Internationally, the Daily Mail, the Jewish Chronicle, and the Jerusalem Post, featured the letter:
Several other news organizations also reported on the letter, including Art Daily, Forward, LiveScience, Tech Times, and Yahoo!:
The letter has since been sold to an American collector for $125,000. To learn more about Einstein autographs, please visit our Einstein page.
