T H E S I T U A T I O N O F T H E J E W S 9 9 5 “Our cultural tradition was the indispensable preparatory school for our intellectual progress. “Thanks to the ‘globalization’ of our race, our traditional culture and respect for our own spiritual values are eroding. We are now at the beginning of the renewal of the ancient Hebrew spirit. The University of Jerusalem is the first step on this path, which we must fol- low in order to be worthy of our glorious Jewish people in Palestine. “These are [my thoughts], briefly summarized. “The Zionist focus of Einstein’s words about the Jewish problem.”