Einstein ended his long trip with a visit to Spain. There he was
greeted by the Spanish royal family and given honorary degrees.
He returned to Berlin after to be reunited with his wife and
children. Though this period in Einstein’s life was full of
momentous events and travels, it also marked a difficult period
and perhaps foreshadowed the fact that he would never find peace
in Germany. “He continues to feel that he needs to be active, to
put his shoulder to initiatives that he thinks are worthwhile,”
said historian Diana Kormos-Buchwald. “But at the same time he
will be attacked if he is too outspoken.” Because of the growing
antisemitism, Einstein would never be a spokesman for his German
colleagues, and he will never head a major organization in his
home country. A bit more than 10 years after these writings,
Einstein will come to America and decide not to go back to the
Nazi regime he left. But he will continue to work on his
scientific research and push for global peace. Image: Einstein
and his wife Els