Albert Einstein was offered the Israeli presidency
After the first Israeli president Chaim Weizmann died on You do not have permission to view the full content of this post.Log in or register now., the Foreign Ministry was tasked with the challenge of finding candidates for his replacement. Israel's ambassador to the United States, Aba Eban, approached Albert Einstein to see if he was interested in becoming president of Israel. While Einstein did say he was "deeply moved" to have been given the offer, he could not accept because he felt he lacked the experience necessary.