Most American Jews came from the lower middle classes, and therefore they brought with them not a lot of Jewish culture. The American Jewish story starts with Ellis Island, and the candy store in the Bronx.
Look, the hard-line Jewish position is based, to this day, on the idea that the Palestinian Arabs somehow or other will either accept third-class sta… - Arthur Hertzberg
Look, the hard-line Jewish position is based, to this day, on the idea that the Palestinian Arabs somehow or other will either accept third-class sta…
- Arthur Hertzberg
The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that we would never reach the very depths of povert… - Arthur Hertzberg
The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that we would never reach the very depths of povert…
What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism inculcates? The American Jewish community is no… - Arthur Hertzberg
What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism inculcates? The American Jewish community is no…
A large part of the problem, is that young people are being born into the world and growing up without much hope. And so, they become murderers, they… - Arthur Hertzberg
A large part of the problem, is that young people are being born into the world and growing up without much hope. And so, they become murderers, they…
In mid-career, I was at one and the same time the rabbi of a major congregation, writing books, and teaching at Columbia. I didn't spend enough time … - Arthur Hertzberg
In mid-career, I was at one and the same time the rabbi of a major congregation, writing books, and teaching at Columbia. I didn't spend enough time …
The world was created because God willed it, but why did He will it? Judaism has maintained, in all of its versions, that this world is the arena tha… - Arthur Hertzberg
The world was created because God willed it, but why did He will it? Judaism has maintained, in all of its versions, that this world is the arena tha…
When you turn the discussion onto talk of religion, you will soon start to reveal a whole range of views ranging from the ardent supporter to the ard… - Arthur Hertzberg
When you turn the discussion onto talk of religion, you will soon start to reveal a whole range of views ranging from the ardent supporter to the ard…
Jewish fundamentalism is teaching that Jews can fight with guns and with civil war, against being relocated off the West Bank, and disobey the orders… - Arthur Hertzberg
Jewish fundamentalism is teaching that Jews can fight with guns and with civil war, against being relocated off the West Bank, and disobey the orders…
But, I know enough people in that court, through the years, to know one thing: There's always somebody who surprises you, who rises above what they t… - Arthur Hertzberg
But, I know enough people in that court, through the years, to know one thing: There's always somebody who surprises you, who rises above what they t…
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