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1. What religion do you profess?
I believe in the Mosaic Religion, which was revealed by the Lord; and I esteem the same as the true, pure, and unmixed word of God.
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Isaac Leeser
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Philadelphia, United States of America
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1839
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Werner Sombart is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the Germany of to-day. Born in 1863, he has devoted himself to research in economics, and has contributed much that is valuable…
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Mortimer Epstein
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London, United Kingdom (London, Great Britain)
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1913
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The compiler of this Manual, after many years of experience in the ministry, and frequent occasions of conferring the rite of Confirmation on his pupils, desires to place before his…
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Jacob Mendes de Solla
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Willemstad, Curaçao
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1890
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I am not aware that the infancy of Vivian Grey was distinguished by any extraordinary incident. The solicitude of the most affectionate of mothers, and the…
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Benjamin Disraeli
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London, United Kingdom
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1826
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I had a very unusual fifteenth birthday. During my birthday week, the end of April, I was traveling with 5,000 high school students from around the world, visiting concentration camps in Poland. I…
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Dara Horn
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Short Hills, United States of America
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1992
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When I last occupied this pulpit I spoke on the text, “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” I tried to indicate some of the stages by which this maxim became the Golden Rule of conduct, until it…
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Israel Abrahams
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London, United Kingdom
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1895
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Dear HeartSey
I have Severall of yours bearing Variety of Dates as well as Subiect, In Wich I have had Vast deall of Delight relating to Some matters, Especialy that wich Concerns Your Self. Nothing…
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Abigaill Levy Franks
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New York City, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)
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1743
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We have already said, that wheresoever a competent Number of those of our Nation, were settled into a standing Community, the first thing they took care of, was the Erection of a publick School. Now…
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Isaac Abendana
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London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
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1706
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When we say that we want to remain Jews, and raise our children as Jews, we run the risk of being befogged by one of those meaningless phrases in which the Jews of this generation are particularly…
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Samson Benderly
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
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1911
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I was born, I have lived, and I have been made over. Is it not time to write my life’s story? I am just as much out of the way as if I were dead, for I am absolutely other than the person whose story…
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Mary Antin
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
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1912