The bulk of these writings evidently cover the period before the outbreak of World War II, the detonation of the world's first atomic bomb and the formation of the state of Israel in the aftermath of that conflagration. Einstein's views on world Jewry, Zionism, Nazism and nationalism are appropriately poignant, given their historical locus. His views on science and faith, too, are unique and refreshing. The reader learns about Einstein's profound pacifism and his dislike for the military.