T H E S I T U A T I O N O F T H E J E W S 9 9 3 Luego mostró el profesor Einstein como justamente los judíos rusos, que vivían confor- me a la tradición muestra, y que no han roto con las características nacionales de nuestro modo de vivir, son los que más se señalan en los campos de la cultura moderna. “Los judíos rusos que se establecieron en los Estados Unídos, y que han sufrido los efec- tos de la educación yanqui, demuestran menores capacidades intelectuales, como me lo confirmó, por su propia experiencia, un amigo mío, director de un hospital berlinés”. “La tradición de nuestra cultura fué la indispensable escuela preparatoria para nuestro progreso intelectual”. “Gracias a la “mundanización” de nuestra raza, nos va faltando ahora la tradición y el respeto por nuestros propios valores espírituala tradición de nuestra cultura. Estamos ahora en los comienzos de la renovación del viejo espíritu hebraico. La Universidad de Jerusalén es el primer paso en este camino, por el que deberemos seguir a fin de ser dignos de nuestro glorio[so] pueblo judío en Palestina renovarse pasado”. “Estas son brevemente resumidas [-]les”. “La centralización sionista de las palabras de Einstein sobre el problema judío.” TRANSLATION Einstein’s Lecture at the “Capitol” Last Saturday the eminent sage gave his announced conference at the Capitol, under the auspices of the Asociación Hebraica. Following a brief introduction by Señor S. Raskovsky, Dr. Einstein took the stage amid general applause from the audience. The speaker began by saying that it was a special pleasure for him to speak from the ros- trum of the Asociación, thanks to whose initiative he was able to carry out his visit to Ar- gentina. “In order to understand the essence of the Jewish problem,” he added, embarking upon his topic, “one must recall the situation of the Jews a hundred years ago, when they lived in kehillot (closed communities), socially and spiritually removed from the surrounding world. “Those times are remembered in some Israeli circles as one of the saddest and most un- fortunate periods of our history. “This is obviously a mistaken conception. “As long as the old kehilla existed, the Jews possessed a national unity. They knew noth- ing about social problems, which were always resolved within the closed borders of the same kehilla. “They lived alone with no need of the outside world whatsoever. “Their intellectual life was perfect and complete.” “Within the limits of the community they were able to keep the essence of their spirit safe and live according to their religious and national traditions.