The Case for “Assimilation” and Diaspora

It's hard to believe, reading Gerson Cohen's brilliant, provocative essay "The Blessing of Assimilation in Jewish History," that fifty years have passed since its delivery as a commencement address at the Hebrew Teachers College in Brookline, MA. Cohen asserted in blatant underst...

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Diaspora
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History
Jews
Judaic studies
Teachers
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