![]() ![]() Israel has become one of the most technologically advanced.Israel has achieved developed country economic status in perĬapita income, with one of the fastest growth rates in the world.Militaries in the world with a population of only 5 million Israel has one of the most powerful, sophisticated, and capable.Gone from a colonial status to independence with such success. In modern history and none which emerged after World War II has Increasingly accepted in the councils of government. Independent, self-reliant, and-yes-secure and permanent country, Beneath theĭaily headlines of conflict and tension, of intifada and terroristīombings, is a more profound and positive reality: after onlyĥ0 years and six bloody wars, the State of Israel is a strong, Rulers to a people controlling its own nation-state. Of Jews, as we went from a people living at the mercy of powerful No event so completely has transformed the status In world history of the rebirth of the Jewish state in 1948 -Īfter 2,000 years. Have occurred since the end of World War II -all unprecedented,Īll unpredictable, and all unexpected, creating this dramaticįirst is the rebirth of the Jewish state. How did this come about - and what does it mean? Four great events Far from dropping off the pages of history, asĬould have been imagined in 1946, Jews today are authors of our Spirit of the Jewish people which has kept us alive as a peopleįor 4,000 years. In five decades there has been a dramatic revival of Jewish lifeĪround the world - a testament to the indomitable, almost incomprehensible Who could have imagined where we would be 50 years later? society, having been relatively quiet and inobtrusive The American Jewish community was still uncertain of its place.Relations between the Jewish community and the Vatican were.Jewish emigration, even from the tattered, stateless refugees The British controlled Palestine as a colony and restricted.In eastern Europe after the fall of Nazi Germany. Of Jews attempting to return to their houses in Poland and elsewhere Waves of post-war antisemitism drove away the devastated remnant.The Iron Curtain was about to descend on the remaining JewishĬommunities of eastern Europe and the Soviet Union by a communismīent on wiping out any vestiges of the Jewish religion.The Jewish communities of Europe were devastated - 6 of 8 million, But the numbers of the war years are numbing. That God's love for the Jewish people was reflected in His continuousĭesire to count them. In the Book of Numbers, the great commentator Rashi explained.In 1946, at war's end, what was to be our fate? Jewry and left us on the ash heap of history, a marginalized people. This would seem to have cut the heart out of world Never composed or played by musicians of businessmen and artisansĪnd, yes, of farmers and simple folk steeped in Jewish traditionĪnd learning. Of Jewish scholarship and rabbinic leadership, of paintings neverĭrawn by artists, of books never written by writers, and of music The loss was not just numerical it was incalculable. The Jewish population inĮurope is less than one-third of what it was before the war. Jewish population of the world was destroyed. In only 6 years that followed, more than one-third of the total Poland and Russia alone accounted for over 5.8 million. ![]() Million Jews in the world, with more than 9.5 million living inĮurope. In 1939, at the outbreak of World War II, there were around 16 Our very survival in Europe, the heartland of world Jewry. Jewish people the 20th century was even more appalling it challenged In parts of Africa, and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. Other major conflicts in Asia, killing fields in Cambodia, brutalization Of mankind's destruction of itself - with two world wars, two This century has been the cruelest in recorded history in terms Seeing a renewed sensitivity to the suffering of Jews in this Jewish influence is continuing to flower in America, and we are We are witnessing a remarkable reawakening of Jewish life in Europe. This year, we areĬelebrating the 50th anniversary of the Third Jewish Commonwealth. Period in the history of the Jewish people. My friend Gerald Charnoff who is being honored today.Īs we approach a new century, it is natural to reflect on the I want to thank Sheldon Weiselįor inviting me here to address you. Remarks at a State of Israel Bonds' Lunch Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs NOTE: External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. Contact us with any questions about finding information. Archive sites are not updated, so external links may no longer function. Or visit for information from that period. Please see for current material from the Department of State. The State Department web site below is a permanent electronic archive of information released online from Januto January 20, 2001.
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