Hi, I'm a Jewish Genealogist who recently heard about the Mormon Church posthumous baptism debacle, and decided to look to see which "famous Jews" were still in their records.

I thought some of you (particularly Einstein relatives) might be interested to know that the following individuals are listed in the Mormon Church's International Genealogical Index (and have therefore been baptized posthumously):

-Ruppert Einstein (Great-grandfather of Albert Einstein)- 3 records

-Rebekka Obernauer (Great-grandmother of Albert Einstein)- 8 records

-Abraham Einstein (Grandfather of Albert Einstein)- 6 records

-Helene Moos (Grandmother of Albert Einstein)- 10 records

-Jakob Einstein (Uncle of Albert Einstein)- 2 records

-Hermann Einstein (Father of Albert Einstein)- 15 records

-Pauline Koch (Mother of Albert Einstein)- 15 records

-Albert Einstein- 1 record (there seem to have been many more, but I suspect they were deleted, as per the original Mormon-Jewish agreement)

-Maja Einstein (Sister of Albert Einstein)- 3 records

Each "record" or entry means a proxy baptism took place.

You can find out more about the current LDS Baptism controversy here: http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/ldsagree.html

And can search the IGI yourself here: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?P...

Should you want the names removed, you can try emailing the address provided at the end of the first link.

In case you're wondering why I'm doing this: first of all, the information may be helpful to you; second, as relatives (or potential relatives) of the Einsteins, I feel you have a right to know they've been baptized; and lastly, I'm not sure if the church even CONSIDERS removing names from the Index unless the person complaining is a relative.

I hope this helps someone. Let me know!