Sommerhaus Einstein
Sommerhaus Einstein stands at the edge of a German forest, with unadorned wooden walls and broad white windows. Konrad Wachsmann built the house in 1929 for Albert Einstein’s practical, unpretentious retreat. Redwood from America and Galician fir shape the frame, while peat boards insulate the walls. Dark wood panelling and large French windows bring the forest light into the simple rooms.
Between 1929 and 1932, Einstein, Elsa, her daughters, and their housemaid spent nearly every season here. Friends including Max Planck and Otto Hahn joined conversations that moved from the living room into the garden. Einstein sailed on the nearby lake despite never learning to swim, and he walked through the surrounding landscape.
After Einstein left for America, confiscation changed the house’s course: it became a kindergarten and later a wartime barracks. Restoration returned the building to use, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem now hosts seminars and workshops there. A sailboat on the nearby lake captures the quiet freedom that drew Einstein to this woodland retreat.
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