Albert Einstein Hid in Norfolk Under Nazi Assassination Threat

A recently surfaced letter from Albert Einstein, written in 1933 while he was hiding in Norfolk, England, reveals his experience of 'enviable solitude' despite the threat of assassination by the Nazis. After fleeing Germany and then Belgium due to increasing danger, Einstein found refuge in a modest 9m² hut on Roughton Heath, provided by Conservative MP Oliver Locker-Lampson, where he spent his time doing mathematics and running outdoors to keep warm. In the letter to his son, Einstein described the Nazi regime as a "revolution of the stupid against the rational" and used gallows humor about wanting peace and quiet despite the constant threats. This two-page letter remained within the Einstein family until 2001 and is now up for auction at Christie's London. Additionally, the Nazis' hatred extended beyond Albert himself, with his cousin Robert Einstein being brutally murdered by German soldiers during the Nazi occupation of Italy, illustrating the regime's ongoing vendetta against Einstein's family. Despite the dangers, Albert Einstein left England for the United States in October 1933 and never returned to Europe before his death in 1955.