A Jewish homeland in the Middle East was a spiritual and cultural centre in Einstein’s vision rather than a political state. He wanted this place to offer an excellent education system. In 1921, Einstein did a tour of the United States with Chaim Weizmann (head of the World Zionist Organization) to raise money for a new university in Jerusalem. Chaim Weizmann later became the first president of Israel.
Their efforts paid off and the Hebrew University opened its doors in April 1925. To commemorate the occasion, he wrote the “The Mission of Our University.” Einstein was a member of the Board of Governors of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In his will of 1950, he left the literary rights to his writings to the University. Many of his original documents are currently held in the Albert Einstein Archives there.
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