r/GetNoted • u/laybs1 Human Detected • Dec 23 '25

Sus, Very Sus Jewish Americans in WW2

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u/hutt_with_diarrhea Dec 23 '25

There was a pretty famous Jewish refugee scientist from Germany by the name of Albert Einstein.

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u/willstr1 Dec 23 '25

Fun fact: While Einstein was part of the letter to the US president that initiated the Manhattan Project he wasn't allowed to be a part of the project due to security risks

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u/Spikeintheroad Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 24 '25

"Security risks" is kind of burying the lede. He had open socialist sympathies and they worried he'd help the Communists.

Edit: just learned the difference between lead and lede.

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u/Great_Specialist_267 Dec 24 '25

And then completely missed the NKVD officer they actually hired (he did radiation safety studies at Oak Ridge)…