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The Einstein family

suffered a major
setback in 1894 when

the company owned
by Albert’s father filed ITALY

for bankruptcy. Albert’s
parents responded

to this misfortune in
a somewhat unusual

way—they moved
to Italy, but they left

Albert behind! They insisted
that he finish his education at Luitpold,

and they set him up in a boardinghouse.
(A boardinghouse is a temporary home that

also provides meals for the people who are
staying there.) Albert continued his studies,

but the whole experience of being alone made
him deeply unhappy.

When people or organizations lose all their
money. If people file for bankruptcy, it
What is means they can no longer pay back any
bankruptcy?
money they might owe to others.

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