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Letter to Ludwig Strauss on Zionism
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 October 10, 1912Berlin-GrunewaldDelbrückstr. 23 Dear Mr. Strauß!That Jewishness is an inner substance is also my assessment, which, like all reflections and insights concerning my attitude toward…

Contributor:

Walter Benjamin

Places:

Berlin, Germany

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Zionism, Jewish identity, Philosophy, Modernity, Letters

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Firsthand accounts, Letters
Assimilation and Anti-Semitism
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When an intimidated individual or a careerist among my brethren feels inclined or forced to identify himself as a son of his forefathers, then he usually describes himself—provided he was not baptized…

Contributor:

Albert Einstein

Places:

Berlin, Weimar Republic (Berlin, Germany)

Date:

1920

Subjects:

Antisemitism, Assimilation, Jewish identity, Race, Letters, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Letters, Firsthand accounts
No Room in My Heart for Jewish Suffering
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But look, girl, if you so rarely find the opportunity to take a book into your hand, at least make a point of reading good books, not such kitsch as the Spinoza novel you have just sent me. Why do…

Contributor:

Rosa Luxemburg

Places:

Berlin, Germany

Date:

1916

Subjects:

Class, Social justice, Socialism, Jewish identity, Letters, Politics

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters, Political Culture