Between Jew and Arab

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DAVID N. MYERS
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BETWEEN
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JEW & ARAB
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THE LOST VOICE OF
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SIMON RAWI DOW ICZ 20
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Myers, David N.
24 Between Jew and Arab : the lost voice of Simon Rawidowicz / David N. Myers. —
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p. cm. — (The Tauber Institute for the study of European Jewry series)
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ISBN 978-1-58465-736-1 (cloth : alk. paper)
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1. Rawidowicz, Simon, 1897-1957—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Rawidowicz,
28 Simon, 1897-1957. 3. Zionists—Biography. 4. Israel—Emigration and immigration.
5. Emigration and immigration—Moral and ethical aspects. 6. Arab-Israeli
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CONTENTS
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List of Illustrations ix 7
Introduction 1 8
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PART I: THE JEWISH QUESTION 21
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PART II: THE ARAB QUESTION 89
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“BETWEEN JEW AND ARAB” 135
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From Simon Rawidowicz, Bavel vi-Yerushalayim(1957)
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English Translation by David N. Myers and Arnold J. Band 14
Epilogue 181 15
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Appendixes
A.Historical Timeline: Relevant Dates in “Between Jew and Arab” 189 17
B. The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel (1948) 191 18
C. The “Law of Return” (5710/1950) 194 19
D. The “Nationality Law” (5712/1952) 196 20
E. The “Land Acquisition (Validation of Acts and Compensation) 21
Law” (5713/1953) 202 22
F. United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 23
General Assembly Resolution 217 A (III) 207 24
G.United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181, November 29, 1947 214 25
H.United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 (III): Palestine— 26
Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator 236
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I.United Nations General Assembly Resolution 273 (III): Admission
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of Israel to Membership in the United Nations 240
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Notes 241 30
Bibliography 289 31
Acknowledgments 301 32
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Index 305
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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21 Fig. 1. Simon Rawidowicz (1897–1957). 7
22 Fig. 2. Thank-you note from Esther Rawidowicz (wife) and Benjamin Ravid 8
(son) to condolence callers. 9
25 Fig. 3. Envelope from Rawidowicz to Jacob Fink in Paris indicating that the 10
manuscript of “Jew and Arab” should be returned. 11
26 Fig. 4. First page of the handwritten text of “Between Jew and Arab.” 12
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27 Fig. 5. First page of the typed text of “Between Jew and Arab” with editorial
instructions in multiple languages. 14
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34 Fig. 6. Letter of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion from 5 November 1958 to
William (Zev) Margolies expressing sadness over the death of Rawidowicz. 16
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35 Fig. 7. Title page of one of Rawidowicz’s early Hebrew publications from
Berlin, Kitve RaNaK (1924). 18
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37 Fig. 8. Map of Poland with Rawidowicz’s birthplace, Grayewo, highlighted.
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38 Fig. 9. Chaim Yitzhak Rawidowicz (1863?–1936), father of Simon.
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42 Fig. 10. Rawidowicz with a group of students in a Hebrew course, Białystok
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(20 May 1919).
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43 Fig. 11. A young Rawidowicz (with moustache) in the company of friends.
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45 Fig. 12. “Lebenslauf”—brief autobiographical statement required for
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acceptance of dissertation with incorrect year and place of birth.
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46 Fig. 13. Announcement from 8 August 1926 of Rawidowicz’s dissertation
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examination.
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48 Fig. 14. Announcement of Rawidowicz’s Promotionon 27 May 1927 for his
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dissertation on Feuerbach.
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55 Fig. 15. Esther Klee Rawidowicz (1900–1980), wife of Simon Rawidowicz.
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56 Fig. 16. Marriage of Esther Klee and Simon Rawidowicz (1926). 32
58 Fig. 17. Opening page of published version of Rawidowicz’s address at the 33
first conference of the Brit aIvrit aOlamit (World Hebrew Union) in Berlin on 34
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65 Fig. 18. Minutes of a meeting at Jews’ College on 31 July 1933 in which 36
Rawidowicz is discussed as a possible lecturer.
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