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On the Tasks of the Folkspartay
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We must not repeat the mistake made by western Jews . . . in denying their nationality and in assimilating completely in all areas of life except religion. . . . We eastern Jews have seen all the…

Contributor:

Simon Dubnov

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)

Date:

1906

Subjects:

Politics, Nationalism, Diaspora, Jewish identity, Writing

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts, Letters
Tolstoy and the Jews
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I have often been asked, and still am asked, whether I know from my frequent conversations with Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy about his attitudes toward the Jews. I am asked whether I spoke with him on…

Contributor:

Ilya Ginzburg

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

1910

Subjects:

Writing, Jewish identity, Nationalism, Antisemitism

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts