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A Civilization Within a Civilization?
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Can Jewish life in this country attain that vitality of function, that variety of content, that integrity and distinctiveness of pattern, and that degree of organization which would endow it with the character of a civilization? In the light of the opportunities and requirements of a democratic design for living, is it desirable that Jews mobilize and direct their energies to the end of creating a Jewish civilization?
Obviously, the answer to these questions depends on what is meant by the term “Jewish civilization.” “Civilization,” even if not qualified by the adjective “Jewish,” has different meanings for different people. There is the conception of an inclusive human civilization, and then there is the conception of tribal or national civilizations, in which sense alone a Jewish civilization is conceivable.
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