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...group spent a day touring the Phillips Academy at Andover and was overwhelmed by its opulence. "I suppose my 'proletarian sense' was aroused a bit, and it did make me think about unequal social conditions. But," Rothenberg says smilingly, "the kids are so nice and the place is so beautiful, it is hard to feel anything but pleasure...
During his stay in America, Rothenberg was struck by a lack of vitality among American Jews, a problem he says exists in Israel as well. "It is hard to survive as a Jew in a time when Jewish traditions and symbols are not so strong. A big section of Israel is just Jewish, without any strong commitment to the religion...
...What has held Jews together for a long time," Rothenberg continues, "and what holds them together now is danger. But I don't see new Jewish leadership emerging here, or in Israel...
Chasdi suggests to Rothenberg that his perspective is limited "to the people that you've met here,... It is important for Jews to establish links with their historical tradition, and Israel serves that function. I would say that the vitality of American Jewry is closely related to the state of Israel...
...Rothenberg presses his point. "I feel a great tie between me and him"--pointing to this reporter--"simply because he is Jewish. It's a bond I don't feel with him"--pointing to Saba...