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For the purposes of preparing for this emancipation, four measures are proposed: 1) the establishment of a Jewish newspaper in Russian; 2) the establishment of a scholarly literary journal in Yiddish…
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Emmanuil Borisovich Levin
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Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
(Saint Petersburg, Russia)
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1859
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Better still than this is that they should recite the “Verses of Praise,” Yigdal and Adon Olam, and the other exalted prayers on Sabbaths and festivals to the accompaniment of the harp and the sound…
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Aaron Chorin
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1818
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These are the words that the divine man Moses, R. Moses Cordovero, may his memory be for a blessing for life in the world-to-come, spoke concerning that which man should do and live by, and there are…
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Moses Cordovero
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Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
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Second half of the 16th Century
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Thank you, Chief Justice. Mr. President, distinguished guests, colleagues, and friends. Not yet two months ago, President Clinton announced his intention to nominate me as Associate Justice of the…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Washington, United States of America
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1993
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Emil Ranzenhofer
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Basel, Switzerland
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1903
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Werner Sombart is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the Germany of to-day. Born in 1863, he has devoted himself to research in economics, and has contributed much that is valuable…
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Mortimer Epstein
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1913
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Recognizing, that any national political institution created on the basis of national autonomy in all its forms, is of value only to the extent that it answers a number of definite necessities—needs…
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The Bund
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Odessa, Russian Empire
(Odesa, Ukraine)
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1905
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Recognizing that the organization of the Jewish people for the purpose of independent national action constitutes, in accordance with the second clause of the Basel Program, one of the most important…
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Third All-Russian Zionist Conference
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Helsingfors, Russian Empire
(Helsinki, Finland)
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1906
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Honored colleagues!
One sole consideration persuades me to accept the very high office to which your vote has appointed me, when dwindling forces barely enable the modest duties of teachers and of…
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Ernesto Nathan
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Rome, Kingdom of Italy
(Rome, Italy)
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1906
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The primary task of our discussion today on the question of ethical behavior is that we gain clarity about the field as a whole, that we review and discuss our particular stance on this matter, and…
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Bertha Pappenheim
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Frankfurt am Main, German Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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1906