[MUSIC PLAYING]
NARRATOR: In 1930, the
world's most famous
physicist, Albert
Einstein, is met
by adoring crowds in New York.
He's just visiting,
but before long,
he and many other German
Jews will be hoping
to make a permanent home here.
He's asked his opinion
on Prohibition.
He doesn't drink,
so he doesn't care.
[CROWD CHEERING]
In California, he is greeted
by excited cheerleaders.
The next summer, he's back
home in Germany, at his cottage
outside Berlin.
Einstein, seen here in
pajamas with wife Elsa,
fears his days in his beloved
homeland are numbered.
In 1933, Einstein renounces
his German citizenship.
He seeks sanctuary in America.
Long Island, 1937--
Einstein's good friend and
accountant, Leo Mattersdorf,
catches him off duty
in his home movies.
Chatting with Leo's
wife, Jen, and playing
with their daughter, Stephanie.
Safe in America, Einstein knows
he's one of the lucky few.
"I am almost ashamed to
be living in such peace
while all the rest
struggle," he writes.
He campaigns on behalf
of refugees and rails
against fascism, but he'll
never call Germany home again.
