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Jewish mysticism in its various forms represents an attempt to interpret the religious values of Judaism in terms of mystical values. It concentrates upon the idea of the living God who manifests…
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Gershom Scholem
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Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Israel)
Date:
1941
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The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language has been assembled on the basis of inclusiveness—that is to say, as a dictionary which attempts to record and include all the words of the Yiddish language…
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Yudl Mark, Judah A. Joffe
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1961
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Perhaps the most difficult question we have been asked in the course of compiling this catalog has been, “What exactly is it?” Having realized quite early that there are no preexisting…
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The Jewish Catalog
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Philadelphia, United States of America
Date:
1973
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What is Judaism if not an ethical monotheism? The answer is that it is not an “ism” at all, despite the last syllable in its name. It is a living soul or consciousness; it is the soul or consciousness…
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Mordecai M. Kaplan
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1915
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Honored Conference:
Three liberating moments in Jewish history created our movement.
I don’t want to be a prophet, and to proclaim that we are now experiencing a new historical moment, that we are…
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Y. L. Peretz
Places:
Czernowitz, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Chernivtsi, Ukraine)
Date:
1908
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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, German Empire (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1912
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The idea of publishing a complete History of the Jews in Russia scarcely calls for extensive explanations or justifications. Russian Jewry, which quantitatively represents the most significant…
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Iulli Gessen
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Moscow, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1913
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Katherine M. Cohen
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Philadelphia, United States of America
Date:
1906
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Society of “Hebrew Language Lovers” [Ḥoveve sefat ‘ever] Moscow Branch Maruseyka, 10 Kosmodimian Alley Telephone: 180-53 Moscow, 24 Adar 5677 [March 18, 1917] To Mr. Ḥ.N. Bialik in Odessa,Honored…
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Shoshana Persits
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Moscow, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1917
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Moses Ezekiel
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Berlin, German Empire (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1913