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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November, 1952, Albert Einstein was offered presidency of Israel but declines.
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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On November 17, 1952, Following the death of Israel's first president, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion asked Albert Einstein to become the new president of Israel. The request was sent officially to Israel's embassy in Washington, DC. Dr. Einstein thanked him for the honor, but graciously declined, choosing to remain a professor at Princeton University.