Facts about Arthur Hertzberg

Occup.Theologian
FromPoland
BornJune 9, 1921
DiedApril 17, 2006
Aged84 years

Summary

Arthur Hertzberg was a famous Theologian from Poland, who lived between June 9, 1921 and April 17, 2006. He/she became 84 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac gemini, who is known for Communication, Indecision, Inquisitive, Intelligent, Changeable. Our collection contains 15 quotes who is written / told by Arthur.

15 Famous quotes by Arthur Hertzberg

Small: I think anti-Semitism is the meal ticket of the organizations that fight it
"I think anti-Semitism is the meal ticket of the organizations that fight it"
Small: I regard Christian and Jewish fundamentalism, and all other forms of fundamentalism, as the enemies of
"I regard Christian and Jewish fundamentalism, and all other forms of fundamentalism, as the enemies of God - and I hope you'll quote me on that"
Small: I argue that the Talmud is about the constant struggle to understand
"I argue that the Talmud is about the constant struggle to understand"
Small: My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which theyve cheered themselv
"My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which they've cheered themselves up, and to have them remember the classical tradition, whatever it is"
Small: Look, the hard-line Jewish position is based, to this day, on the idea that the Palestinian Arabs someh
"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 status, or they will pick up and go away. Now, this isn't happening"
Small: I write to tell my grandchildren where they come from, and what their grandparents were up to, and I ho
"I write to tell my grandchildren where they come from, and what their grandparents were up to, and I hope they will in their own way continue. I invite anyone else to listen in"
Small: The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that
"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 poverty. And to be told, that we are now going to gamble it, on Wall Street, is nonsense!"
Small: How can a rabbi not live with doubt? The Bible itself is a book of doubt
"How can a rabbi not live with doubt? The Bible itself is a book of doubt"
Small: Nobody is in the process of making any changes that we can be specific about
"Nobody is in the process of making any changes that we can be specific about"
Small: I dont know where Bush is going - yet. But, Sharon obviously - I wrote somewhere in the last several mo
"I don't know where Bush is going - yet. But, Sharon obviously - I wrote somewhere in the last several months, that Sharon has adopted, essentially, the position of the Labor Party: that the Palestinians are here to stay"
Small: What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism i
"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 not going to survive by lining up against its common enemy"
Small: Most American Jews came from the lower middle classes, and therefore they brought with them not a lot o
"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"
Small: Jewish fundamentalism is teaching that Jews can fight with guns and with civil war, against being reloc
"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 of their government. That is the call to jihad, to several kinds of jihad"
Small: But, I know enough people in that court, through the years, to know one thing: Theres always somebody w
"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 thought they appointed him for, and stays with the separation of powers, and with the right of the law to decide"
Small: A large part of the problem, is that young people are being born into the world and growing up without
"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 become suicide bombers"