Rabbi Meir Kahane: His Life and Thought - Volume One: 1932-1975
A work of scholarship that attempts to contextualize his actions both personally and historically, and let readers draw their own conclusion. You try to show the person, the husband and father, behind his bitterly controversial political persona.It will be a major addition to our knowledge of a very turbulent period in Jewish history. --Dr. Peter EisenstadThe book is rich with anecdotes from Rabbi Kahane's notes, speeches, and articles that appeared in the Jewish Press over many years. In addition to a few stints in prison in Israel, he also spent almost a full year in prison in the U.S. for crimes associated with protests that he organized and in which he participated in New York and Washington, DC. Even if you do not read the book in its entirety, it's an important book to have in your library or even just to read a few chapters from time to time. --Larry Gordon, 5 Towns Jewish TimesThis is an extraordinary tale of a man with a vision and a mission, whose life's journey was passionately directed to promoting Torah, Jewish pride and power, and the Zionist dream. Rabbi Meir Kahane, teacher, writer, and activist, is portrayed in exceptional detail and vividness, a kind of day-to-day serial drama. His boundless dedication to the Jewish people, skillfully animated and painstakingly documented in this comprehensive biography, can serve as an inspiration for Jewish youth today, as he did in his lifetime. A major figure in modern Jewish history, Meir Kahane can now be judiciously assessed and appreciated through this new and gripping volume. --Dr. Mordechai Nisan<br /><br />A work of scholarship that attempts to contextualize his actions both personally and historically, and let readers draw their own conclusion.â€¦ You try to show the person, the husband and father, behind his bitterly controversial political persona.It will be a major addition to our knowledge of a very turbulent period in Jewish history. --Dr. Peter Eisenstadt<br /><br />The book is rich with anecdotes from Rabbi Kahane s notes, speeches, and articles that appeared in the Jewish Press over many years. In addition to a few stints in prison in Israel, he also spent almost a full year in prison in the U.S. for crimes associated with protests that he organized and in which he participated in New York and Washington, DC. Even if you do not read the book in its entirety, it s an important book to have in your library or even just to read a few chapters from time to time. --Larry Gordon, 5 Towns Jewish TimesThe book is rich with anecdotes from Rabbi Kahane s notes, speeches, and articles that appeared in the Jewish Press over many years. In addition to a few stints in prison in Israel, he also spent almost a full year in prison in the U.S. for crimes associated with protests that he organized and in which he participated in New York and Washington, DC. Even if you do not read the book in its entirety, it s an important book to have in your library or even just to read a few chapters from time to time. --Larry Gordon, 5 Towns Jewish TimesA work of scholarship that attempts to contextualize his actions both personally and historically, and let readers draw their own conclusion.… You try to show the person, the husband and father, behind his bitterly controversial political persona.It will be a major addition to our knowledge of a very turbulent period in Jewish history. --Dr. Peter Eisenstadt