Einstein, Otto, 1876-1956
Biography
Otto Einstein was born in Hechinger, Germany in 1876 and graduated from medical school in Tubingen in 1900. He was a third cousin of Albert Einstein, and their wives were also cousins. Dr. Otto Einstein practiced pediatrics in Stuttgart for thirty-five years as a pediatrician, before Otto and his wife Jenny escaped from Nazi Germany in 1939. Albert Einstein pleaded with authorities in a handwritten note for the couple's admission to the United States from Nicaragua. In 1940, they immigrated to New Orleans before joining their eldest son Dr. Robert Einstein in Denver. Dr. Otto Einstein became a resident physician at National Jewish Hospital. He moved to Colorado Springs in 1942 and was hired by the Modern Woodman of the World and after 1947 he was employed by Cragmor Sanatorium. In 1952, Cragmor Sanatorium was leased by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a tuberculosis treatment center for Navajo women from Arizona and Dr. Einstein was a physician there until his death in 1959. He worshiped at the Reform Temple in Colorado Springs, Temple Beth El and was buried in the Sons of Israel Cemetery. Denver architect Alan Gass, a family member, designed the distinctive headstone.
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Dr. Otto Einstein, 1933-1991
Contains article by Tanja Britton about Dr. Otto Einstein who escaped from Nazi Germany in 1939. He and his wife joined their eldest son Dr. Robert Einstein in Denver and then moved to Colorado Springs. He was a pediatrician in Germany, but became a tuberculosis specialist, first at National Jewish Hospital and then at Cragmor Sanitorium. At Cragmor, he treated Navajo women from Arizona who had contracted tuberculosis. Dr. Otto Einstein was a third cousin of Albert Einstein.