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The Jewish Character of Spinoza’s Teaching
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Whoever reads Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise, his letters, and even his Hebrew grammar, will recognize and avow that Spinoza was, relative to his times in Amsterdam, if not a great scholar…

Contributor:

Joseph Klausner

Places:

Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1927

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Philosophy, Jewish languages, Zionism, Nationalism, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Science & philosophy
Letter to Alfred Michaux
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Dear Sir, You ask me to write extensively about my life. As far as I can, I will gladly do so, but, unfortunately, I won’t be able to do all that much. Here are the reasons: maybe for future…

Contributor:

Ludwik Zamenhof

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1905

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Interfaith relations, Zionism, Jewish languages, (Auto)biography, Letters

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Letters, (Auto)biography
The Reformed Heder in Pinsk
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The Zionist movement in Pinsk expanded and developed, and some of the best [local] activists concentrated their efforts there. Activities, such as lectures, debates, and the sale of Shekels and Jewish…

Contributor:

Ḥayah Weizmann-Lichtenstein

Places:

Pinsk, Russian Empire (Pinsk, Belarus)

Date:

1904

Subjects:

Education, Jewish identity, Zionism, Reform Judaism, Jewish languages, Journalism

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Reportage