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The story of my life is only exceptional in that it represents a great change of identity in the heart of the Jewish people. [ . . . ]
I was born a Jewish Algerian—a French citizen to boot—and during…
Contributor:
Léon Ashkenazi
Places:
Orsay, France
Date:
1967
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[ . . . ] Moreover, the ideal of Torah as an end in itself was never felt to be in opposition to the ideal of Torat hayyim—“the Torah as a gateway to life.” Whatever the logician might argue…
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Robert Gordis
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1950
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I was born a Jew, and as I attained self-awareness, I realized that almost four thousand years of human history were working to present me with questions: How was I to understand myself as a Jew, how…
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Henryk Nusbaum
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire
(Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1899