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[ . . . ] God chose the Jews: they are a chosen people, though not a people (as I hold and as I shall subsequently maintain) in the sense that the English or the…
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Claude Montefiore
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London, United Kingdom
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1912
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Rosario, Argentina, June 16, 1914Your Eminence,Permit me to bother you in the name of the Jewish collective of Rosario, because of a divergence of opinion arising between us, about which we desire…
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David Pisanté
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Rosario, Argentina
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1914
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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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Uptown, at 9th Avenue and 155th St., stands the famous field—the Polo Grounds. Every afternoon, 20,000–35,000 people gather there. The entrance fee is from $0.50–1.50. Thousands of poor boys and older…
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New York City, United States of America
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1909
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Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
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Frankfurt (Oder), Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt (Oder), Germany)
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1831
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This period of time is marked by four phenomena. Three of them concern everyone, and one concerns religious youth specifically.
1. Despair…
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Moshe Zvi Neriah
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Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)
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1939
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So, Mr. Blum?
So, Mr. Blau?
What’s with you, Mr. Blum?
What should be with me, Mr. Blau?
How should I know what’s with you, Mr. Blum? I’m asking you. May I not ask? Why are you staring so?
I’m staring…
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Karel Polácek
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Prague, Czechoslovakia (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1926
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They became steady friends and lovers. Better friends than lovers. She adored kissing and touching him; she adored his physical nearness. Her ultimate inhibitions were never quite broken…
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Ludwig Lewisohn
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Paris, France
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1928
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During the period between the two wars, the relations between Jews and Muslims progressively altered. One can assign several causes to this unfortunate evolution.
One is the acceleration…
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Raymond Bénichou
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1957
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The Yiddish language is our mother tongue. But is it the language of education, by means of which we can best understand each other? Does anyone even make the suggestion that…
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Shiye Mordkhe Lifshits
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Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
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1863