Dov Shurin

Dov Shurin is a Jewish American singer-songwriter.
==Background==
Born in 1949, Shurin moved from Brooklyn, New York to Israel in 1984. He is an Orthodox Jew and a grandson of Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky.Bio of R' Yisroel Shurin, Reprinted from Ya'ated Neeman, 2007
He currently lives in the Sansur building in downtown Jerusalem.Three storeys - and a nation - built by tragedy, Mark MacKinnon. Mar. 28, 2009, Globe and Mail
==Musical style==
Shurins music ranges from soft folk ballads to electric guitar, fast-paced, dance-able music. His lyrics range from original to biblically sources or a mashup of the two. A major hit of his was "Zochreini Na".The Jewish Insights The lyrics of the song are the prayer of Samson asking God to restore his strength so he can exact his revenge upon Philistines who had captured and blinded him.
==Controversy==
Shurin is noted for his neo-Kahanist political views.Kahane followers: radical Jews in garb of American counterculture Charles Levinson and Michael Blum, Sawf News He was featured on the cover of The Economist with a Bible in one hand and an Uzi in the other.Doc visits West Bank mess. Nov 24, 2000, Toronto Star
Mr. Shurin has been featured in documentaries and briefly became a pop star within the settler movement with songs calling for violence against the Palestinians and resistance to Israel's 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
==Discography==
* Kol Dodi: Voice of my Love (1980)
* Chakal Tapuchim: The field of Sacred Apples (1984), with Dovid Lybush
* Madly In Love With The One Above (1999)
* Biblical Revenge (2002), Aderet Music Corp.
== References ==
==External links==
*Dov Shurin's official website.
Category:Jewish American musicians
Category:Jewish music
Category:Jewish singers
Category:Living people