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The Future of American Jews
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But a few years ago, before the outbreak of the world-wide European upheaval [World War I], no one even entertained the possibility that a center for the revelation and development of the Jewish…

Contributor:

Shmaryahu Levin

Places:

United States, United States of America

Date:

1916–1917

Subjects:

Diaspora, Jewish identity, Sectarianism, Bund, Reform Judaism

Categories:

Political Culture, History
Hasidism Encounters Reform and Produces Anarchism
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The chief hypocrite of Russia who sold his soul and his ideas to the Hasidim for the price of 2,000 shekels wrote the following: “If any man says, I am a Jew in accordance with the law of Moses (Mende…

Contributor:

Ephraim Deinard

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1899

Subjects:

Hasidism, Reform Judaism, Sectarianism, Jewish identity

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Political Culture
Responsum: On Uniting European Jewry
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Now, the editor [of the Maḥzike hadas journal] suggested that we keep away from the people of this generation, that is, separate from one another entirely, just as Abraham separated from Lot [see…

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Naphtali Tsvi Yehudah Berlin, the

Places:

Volozhin, Russian Empire (Valozhyn, Belarus)

Date:

Late 19th Century

Subjects:

Exile, Sectarianism, Jewish identity, Migration

Categories:

Political Culture, Law, Responsa