Originally published in A.J.A. Quarterly, 7:1 (1961), pp. 34-5. CREATIVITY Jewish Existence. By Ignaz Maybaum. Vallentine, Mitchell. 21s. Dr. Maybaum’s essay on the distinctive character of Jewish existence contains many original ideas. Of particular interest is his defence of the Jewish bourgeois, who, though not necessarily creative himself, provides the “creative synthesis” which humanises the work…