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The following is from Mordechai Breuer's The TIDE of RSRH.<br><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>There is no doubt<br>
concerning Hirsch's sincere hope that his system would spread<br>
to wherever Jews were striving to raise their children to live a<br>
Torah life and as long as there was a conflict between Torah<br>
education and the spirit of the time. He had declared on many<br>
occasions that he saw in Torah-im-Derekh-Eretz the only salvation<br>
for the future of the nation. Upon his arrival in Moravia,<br>
where he held the office of Chief Rabbi, he never ceased his<br>
striving in the spirit of his conception, and his failure in this<br>
respect was one of the main reasons for his resigning that post.<br>
In a circular which he sent to the communities before his departure,<br>
he explicitly warned them:<br><br>
"Neither should you lend your ears to those that alienate
themselves<br>
from life and science, believing that Judaism must fear<br>
them as its worst enemies. They are mistaken in believing that<br>
Judaism and all that is holy to it can only be saved by shutting<br>
off the sanctuary of Israel within its four walls and by locking the<br>
door against any gust of the fresh wind of life, or any beam of<br>
the light of science. Listen only to the voice of our Sages (who<br>
said): </font>If <font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>there is no
Torah there is no Derekh-Eretz, and if there<br>
is no Derekh-Eretz, there is no Torah."</font> <br><br>
<font size=3>If anyone is interested in reading this pamphlet,
please let me know and I will send you a link to it. YL<br>
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