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“God’s writing engraved on the
tablets”—read not harut (engraved)
but herut (freedom).
—Sayings of the Fathers VI, 2
Among all the problems of present-day Jewish life, that of youth’s attitude…
Contributor:
Martin Buber
Places:
Prague, Czechoslovak Republic (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1919
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Reproaches, condemnations, indictments by other nations—the plot is clear. It leads to the public humiliation, the forced isolation of a people whose suffering is the oldest in the world.
Arrests…
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Elie Wiesel
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1975
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The Bible, once at the center of the cultural scene, has become marginalized, its magic has faded. A new Israeli generation no longer believes that, to be considered educated, one must be well-versed…
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Uriel Simon
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Jerusalem, Israel
Date:
1999
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The Exodus story serves as more than a religious or moral narrative. Its influence has shaped the fundamental paradigms of Western political thought to this day.
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Michael Walzer
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Princeton, United States of America
Date:
1985
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If it hadn’t been for Hitler there would be no Israel. If there had been no Holocaust there would be no Jewish State today. How often this line of reasoning is used! Even the German-British writer…
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Michael Wolffsohn
Places:
Munich, West Germany (Munich, Germany)
Date:
1988
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For Elie Wiesel
Not literally. Due to my father’s foresight (he had shown it when leaving Vienna in 1924), I came to America in January 1940, during the phony war. We left France, where I was born and…
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George Steiner
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1966
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The Central Conference of American Rabbis has on special occasions described the spiritual state of Reform Judaism. The centenaries of the founding of the Union of American Hebrew…
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Central Conference of American Rabbis
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1976
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Today, there again exists a serious threat that the differences within the world-wide Jewish community may end in schism.
The foremost reason for the gravity of the situation is the explosion in Jews…
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Irving Greenberg
Places:
Waltham, United States of America
Date:
1986
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There are more than enough proofs that an important new Jewish community is being created in America. Jews come here to settle—permanently. Jewish life is becoming more and more established. America…
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A. Leyeles
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1914
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There is no denying that under the influence of this enthusiasm for America, the disintegrating process of the Melting Pot is taking place in large measure. That it is not, fortunately, taking place…
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Judah L. Magnes
Places:
New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1909