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"Concerning the Jews" is an 1899 short essay by Mark Twain. Twain had lived in Austria during 1896, and opined that the Habsburg empire used Jews as scapegoats to maintain unity in their immensely diverse empire.
7 lug 2004 · Concerning The Jews. by. Mark Twain. Publication date. 1934. Publisher. Harper & Brothers. Collection. universallibrary.
31 dic 2020 · The Jews make no noise about it; it is done quietly; they do not nag and pester and harass us for contributions; they give us peace, and set us an example—an example which we have not found ourselves able to follow; for by nature we are not free givers, and have to be patiently and persistently hunted down in the interest of the ...
essay, "Concerning the Jews," in which he attempted to explain the phenomenon of antisemitism as he en-countered it in 1898- from a philosemitic position. Between 1870 and his death in 1910, Clemens devel-oped into a major American writer of great power and sophistication, and this phase of his development is a
On the Jews. "If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one quarter of one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous puff of star dust lost in the blaze of the Milky Way.
Twain described "Concerning the Jews" as "my gem of the ocean," but predicted "neither Jew nor Christian will approve it." In the case of America’s Jewish leadership, he proved correct. Jewish critics acknowledged Twain’s respect for Jews but bemoaned his errors of fact.
1 gen 1985 · Concerning the Jews. Mark Twain. 3.86. 43 ratings7 reviews. Examines the causes of antisemitism and discusses how to end the persecution of the Jewish people. Genres Jewish Nonfiction History Judaism Essays. 29 pages, Paperback. Published January 1, 1985. Book details & editions. About the author. Mark Twain. 8,743 books17.6k followers. Follow.
