Project Gutenberg 2015-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 353 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. 22014838 The Jews E-text prepared by Clarity, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "The Jews" by Hilaire Belloc is a historical and political essay written in the early 20th century. The work examines the complex relationship between the Jewish population and the nations in which they reside, arguing that their presence as a distinct group has historically created tension and requires an honest and direct discussion for resolution. The author emphasizes the necessity of addressing the so-called "Jewish problem" realistically and openly to avoid repeating the cycles of conflict that have plagued Jewish communities throughout history. The opening of the essay outlines Belloc's thesis that the persistent presence of Jews among other nations creates a fundamental problem due to cultural and religious differences that lead to misunderstandings and friction. He asserts that attempts to address the "problem" through denial or superficial acceptance are inadequate. Instead, Belloc advocates for a candid acknowledgment of the Jews as a separate entity, proposing that both Jews and non-Jews must recognize this distinction and engage in a dialogue focused on the realities of their coexistence—ultimately arguing that genuine solutions require mutual recognition and respect of each group’s unique identity and national consciousness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Jews DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Religious 523619 523353 2024-09-21T07:58:27.890184 2023-09-22T05:24:05.440884 text/html text/html 530053 2015-11-26T21:44:28 text/html 199157 2015-11-26T21:46:46 text/html application/zip 219361 2024-09-21T07:58:33.924186 application/epub+zip 223937 2024-09-21T07:58:28.711182 application/epub+zip 217106 2024-09-21T07:58:28.302225 application/epub+zip 362882 2024-09-21T07:58:38.258180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320380 2024-09-21T07:58:33.447175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313573 2022-09-22T20:47:14.738953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486981 486767 2024-09-21T07:58:27.142236 2023-09-22T05:24:04.756882 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 486953 2015-11-26T16:55:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 175459 2015-11-26T16:55:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 486962 2015-11-26T16:55:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175437 2015-11-26T16:55:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20339 2024-09-21T07:58:38.391121 application/rdf+xml 5722 2024-09-21T07:58:28.380201 image/jpeg 1118 2024-09-21T07:58:28.342198 image/jpeg 199943 2024-09-21T07:58:27.939230 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia