Writing in 1911, Martin Buber declared that "the nature of the prophets" lives within the Jewish people. A hundred years later, do any Jews still believe this? In today's age of anti-heroes striking ironic poses—"whatever, dude"—the question is practically unintelligible. But for Jewish artists and thinkers at the turn of the 20th century it was a vital issue and for some, both secular and religious, a matter of faith.
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