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One hundred and odd years ago, the walls that imprisoned us Jews in a mental ghetto fell, torn down by Christian advocates of human rights who are assured of our eternal gratitude. After having been…
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Moritz Goldstein
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Berlin, Germany
Date:
1912
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The attempt to edit a songbook for Jewish organizations is such an entirely new undertaking—one without any precedent whatsoever—that it would appear necessary to offer a few words of…
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Heinrich Loewe
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Berlin, Germany
Date:
1894
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The behavior of the Jews in most places generally follows the behavior of the [local] Christians—(Sefer ḥasidim [Book of the Pious, 13th century] § 1106)
The present volume is a continuation…
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Moritz Güdemann
Places:
Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1880
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The task of this book was determined by its being part of the Grundriß [der Gesamtwissenschaft des Judentums; Fundamental Study toward the Comprehensive Knowledge of Judaism] series. Based on…
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Ismar Elbogen
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Berlin, Germany
Date:
1913
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January 8. Lecture by [Leo] Fantl on Goldhaupt, “he tosses the enemy like a barrel.”
Insecurity, dryness, tranquility, in these everything will pass.
What do I have in common with Jews? I have…
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Franz Kafka
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Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1914
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The Jews in Poland still have a very demanding and holy task ahead of themselves. Or, to be more exact, they have a holy, lofty, most important and most responsible mission. Hasidism was born in…
Contributor:
Hillel Zeitlin
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1916