“The preservation of the Jew was certainly not casual. He has endured through the power of a certain ideal, based on the recognition of a Higher Power in human affairs. Time after time in his history, moreover, he has been saved from disaster in a manner, which cannot be described excepting as 'providential.' The author has deliberately attempted to write this book in a secular spirit; he does not think that his readers can fail to see in it, on every page, a higher immanence” -- Cecil Roth
#Book #Writing #Thinking
“Before Ben-Yehuda... Jews could speak Hebrew; after him they did.” -- Cecil Roth
#Hebrew #Speak #Jew
“The legendary missionary journey of St. Paul, which led to the foundation of the British church, presupposes the existence of a Jewish community - always the initial object of his propaganda - even before the capture of Jerusalem by Titus in the year 70.” -- Cecil Roth
#Journey #Years #Community
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William Thomas Walsh Historian
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