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<DIV>In a message dated 6/24/2008 10:45:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Philip.Silverman@bcbsga.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><PRE style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><I><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">"Ironically, two out of the three items that this chassidic giant cited as the biggest accomplishments of his lifework are directly linked to Rav Hirsch: Agudath <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region> and Bais Yaakov."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></PRE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>>I know you didn’t mean it, but the first time
I read this, I thought you were saying that the Imrei Emes was taking credit
for an accomplishment that belonged to someone else. I’m sure you just meant
that <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">both</SPAN></I> men (among others,
too) were heavily involved in these
endeavors.<<<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV>I didn't write the line you cite, I merely quoted it from the Mishpacha
article. I probably should post a clarification in avodah: the
entire Mishpacha article makes it clear that Hirsh laid the groundwork for both
the Agudah and the Bais Yakov movement, but neither actually came into being in
Hirsch's life time.</DIV>
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