Rabbi Meir Kahane: His Life and Thought Volume One:1932-1975

Rabbi Meir Kahane: His Life and Thought Volume One:1932-1975

This is a gripping biography of Rabbi Kahane written by his wife Libby Kahane. Contrary to expectations this is not a hagiography, but rather an objective exposition of his activities. Her research combines with her first-hand knowledge of events to present a comprehensive survey of Rabbi Kahaneâ€™s ideology and political strategy, beginning with the childhood experiences that shaped him The religious nature of Jewish life was his passion, and it informed everything he did. He realized that assimilation was a very real danger, and worked in many capacities to promote Jewish observance, as teacher, community leader, Rabbi, and writer, with a column in the Jewish Press that ran for 30 years. It was his response to the wave of violence that swept America in the late 1960s that led him to found the Jewish Defense League. Soviet Jewry soon became the JDLâ€™s primary concern and the groupâ€™s violent demonstrations resulted in publicity that brought world awareness to the plight of Soviet Jews and led to their freedom. The book traces Rabbi Kahaneâ€™s involvement in Israeli politics, his efforts â€“ still relevant â€“ to preserve the countryâ€™s Jewish character and to oppose appeasement, and quotes from his writings to to give the reasoning behind his various actvities. This combination of memoir and biography works well. The narrative is structured around a combination of interviews and careful archival research painstakingly footnoted, that lets readers draw their own conclusions.

Country	USA
Author	Libby Kahane
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781491299890
ISBN	1491299894
Label	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
NumberOfPages	808
PublicationDate	2013-08-01
Publisher	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Studio	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Rabbi Meir Kahane: His Life and Thought Volume One:1932-1975

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