Despite his pacifist leanings, Albert Einstein urged confrontation against Germany. By World Israel News Staff A rare handwritten, signed letter by Albert Einstein is up for auction at the Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem. The letter, addressed to the Danish journalist Karen Stampe Bendix in 1936, was written against the backdrop of the threat posed by Nazi Germany’s rapid mobilization in conjunction with its escalating political extremism, and the increasing likelihood of another war. Despite his decidedly pacifistic worldview, Albert Einstein insisted that under the prevailing circumstances, there was no choice but to confront Germany and even take the initiative...