Word: exodus
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...power in Germany in 1933, Einstein left the country and renounced his German citizenship. He spent the last 22 years of his life at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. The Nazis launched a campaign against "Jewish science" and the many German scientists who were Jews (their exodus is part of the reason Germany was not able to build an atom bomb). Einstein and relativity were principal targets for this campaign. When told of publication of the book One Hundred Authors Against Einstein, he replied, Why 100? If I were wrong, one would have been enough...
Best Album Exodus by Bob Marley & the Wailers...
Edmiston described an exodus of acting companies from Boston during the 1980s, but expressed optimism that the city was regaining its prominence in the field...
...case, while unusually heart wrenching, has much in common with other recent waterborne escapes from Cuba. This year the U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted 1,265 Cuban balseros, or rafters--double the number from last year. As many as 60 others are believed to have drowned. Driving the exodus are Cuba's poverty and political repression, generous U.S. immigration rules for Cubans and the unprecedented rise of paid refugee smugglers. Elizabet's boyfriend Lazaro Munero charged $1,000 each from the 13 passengers whom he jammed into his 17-ft. powerboat...
Joining Stauffer in the exodus of Crimson stars was forward Naomi Miller. In Miller the Crimson boasted a four-time All-Ivy player and one of the more dangerous scorers in league history. The loss of Stauffer and Miller--currently third and fourth, respectively, on Harvard's career scoring list--left a gaping hole in the Crimson attack...