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Swimmer's link to Einstein

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In the Jewish sports hall of fame, there might be an annex for those who would have qualified but for a generation or two. Such as Katie Ledecky, the American Olympic swimming star who, Sports Illustrated revealed, has a Jewish grandmother on her father's side. Berta Ledecky, who came from Prague, once worked as a translator for Albert Einstein in New York.

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