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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There are things that I might change but my
starting point is not "what bubby and tzeidi did was the absolute best and it
has all gone bad since then". </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The German community was just one more community in
the galut (yes I write galut and not galus). It has its pluses and minuses, just
like every other community. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>IMO the author of the web site is trying to bring a
dead horse to life and is fighting a lost battle. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ben</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=llevine@stevens.edu href="mailto:llevine@stevens.edu">Prof.
Levine</A> </DIV><FONT size=2>Because I do not think that the recent changes
are a plus for Yahadus. I am not pleased with where I see things going
vis a vis Yiddishkeit today, and, from other things that you have written, I
do not think that you are either. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>