I became one of [Moses Mendelssohn] defenders. But then I heard the words "Biblical criticism" again. And, of … - Elie Wiesel

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Elie Wiesel

I became one of [Moses Mendelssohn] defenders. But then I heard the words "Biblical criticism" again. And, of course, afterward, I studied it more closely.

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