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The proof of my Jewishness is that iniquities done by Israel pain me much more than iniquities perpetrated by any other country.

Zygmunt Bauman

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Zygmunt Bauman
Age: 91 †
Born: 1925
Born: November 19
Died: 2017
Died: January 9
Opinion Journalist
Philosopher
Sociologist
University Teacher
Writer
Poznan
Iniquity
Proof
Israel
Pain
Country
Done
Much
Iniquities
Perpetrated

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