 irving david rubin (april 12, 1945 â november 13, 2002) was chairman of the jewish defense league (jdl) from 1985 to 2002. he died in jail when awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy to bomb private and government property. ==early life and activism== rubin was born in montrÃ©al, canada. he and his parents and sister moved to the neighborhood of granada hills, california, a suburb of los angeles, which has a large jewish population. he attained united states citizenship shortly thereafter, and served as a sergeant in the united states air force until he was honorably discharged. he was a staunch supporter of the right to keep and bear arms.tom tugend, did irv rubin attempt to commit suicide or did somebody try to murder him?, november 8, 2002. in 1978 rubin offered a $500 bounty to anyone who would wound or kill a member of the american nazi party. indicted on solicitation of murder charges, he was acquitted in 1981."jdl's new leader was born in montreal" the gazette. montreal, que.: aug 20, 1985. pg. d.10. one controversial incident involved remarks rubin made in los angeles on march 16, 1978: "we are offering $500, that i have in my hand, to any member of the community . . . who kills, maims or seriously injures a member of the american nazi party." he spoke at a time when american nazis were planning a march in skokie, ill., home to a large number of jews, many of them survivors of the holocaust. rubin was charged with solicitation of murder. in 1981, he was acquitted. ==jewish defense league activism== rubin became the successor to jdl founder rabbi meir kahane, after the latter moved to israel in 1985 and formed the kach party, which was eventually outlawed by the israeli government as "racist".the kach movement â background israel ministry of foreign affairs, 3 march 1994 in 1985 it was reported that rubin said about the bombing of the home 
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