Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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... Jewish Agency demanded that , in addition to these guerrilla forces , a Jewish army be created for the defence of Palestine . If there were Czech , Polish and Free French units in the Allied forces , why shouldn't Jews fight as Jews for ...
... Jewish Agency demanded that , in addition to these guerrilla forces , a Jewish army be created for the defence of Palestine . If there were Czech , Polish and Free French units in the Allied forces , why shouldn't Jews fight as Jews for ...
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... Jew was free to live a purely Jewish life , undeformed by the scrutiny , pressure and repression of non - Jews . The creation of the state of Israel was a victory for freedom precisely because it ' restored to Jews not merely their ...
... Jew was free to live a purely Jewish life , undeformed by the scrutiny , pressure and repression of non - Jews . The creation of the state of Israel was a victory for freedom precisely because it ' restored to Jews not merely their ...
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... Jewish life . Religious Jews believed that the preservation of Judaism as a faith was an ' absolute obligation ' , to which everything else must be sacrificed . Equally , most secular Jews believed that the preservation of Jewish values ...
... Jewish life . Religious Jews believed that the preservation of Judaism as a faith was an ' absolute obligation ' , to which everything else must be sacrificed . Equally , most secular Jews believed that the preservation of Jewish values ...
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