If I Am Not for Myself...The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews

Ruth R. Wisse

1992

Liberalism for and against the Jews

Jews are associated with liberalism the way the French are with wine: it is considered native to their region. […] As I use it, liberalism is a belief in rationality and a rational approach to political questions; in freedom for the individual within a constitutional, participatory democracy; in cultural…

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Ruth R. Wisse

b. 1936

Romanian-born Ruth R. Wisse grew up in Montreal and taught at McGill University before accepting a position as professor of Yiddish literature at Harvard University. Known for her strong advocacy for Israel, she is a literary critic, a translator, and an author on a range of Jewish topics.

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