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We will admit, that, during the ages of superstition and darkness, silence was often imposed upon us by the terrors of…
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Isaac Leeser
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Philadelphia, United States of America
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1839
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But you, West Slavic Jews, you who are so proud of your intelligence and education, you who are so proud of the sciences that you tend like exotic plants [ . . . ] I ask whether you are so…
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David Kuh
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Budapest, Austrian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)
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1844
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Better still than this is that they should recite the “Verses of Praise,” Yigdal and Adon Olam, and the other exalted prayers on Sabbaths and festivals to the accompaniment of the harp and the sound…
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Aaron Chorin
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Arad, Austrian Empire (Arad, Romania)
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1818
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But was it surprising, when in the midst of such social circumstances or actually disarray, an intellectual sociability was offered, despite the prejudices that prevailed against the Jews at that time…
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Henriette de Lemos Herz
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
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Admittedly, it is true that all our hearts will be filled with feelings of astonishment when we recall the giant steps that the new generation has taken upon the peaks of the sciences and forms of…
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Abraham Harkavy
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
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1864
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You ask me for my opinion on the question which at present agitates so greatly the minds of men, emancipation; whether I consider it feasible and desirable, according to the spirit of Judaism, our…
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Samson Raphael Hirsch
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Oldenburg, German Confederation (Oldenburg, Germany)
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1836
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“Well, as you know already, the story is about Esterka, the daughter of the Jew to whom this house belongs. She was ten years old when he came here, and tall of her age, with black hair and large blue…
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Karl Emil Franzos
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Stuttgart, Germany
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1873
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Resolved, by the French deputies professing the religion of Moses, that the following Declaration shall precede the answers returned to the questions proposed by the Commissioners of His…
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Grand Sanhedrin (France)
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Paris, French Empire (Paris, France)
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1807
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In the supplement of Sürgöny, a certain…
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Löw Schwab
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Pest, Austrian Empire (Pest, Hungary)
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1840
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We have already offered a glimpse, in our program, into the nature of this publication. Yet the desire to open our heart, especially to those benevolent people who have looked favorably upon…
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Giuseppe Levi and Esdra Pontremoli
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Vercelli, Kingdom of Sardinia (Vercelli, Italy)
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1853