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Kahane Lives? - Menachem Butler & Zev Eleff - Ep. 45 - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzIn this episode of Public Research with Daniel Schwartz we discuss with Zev Eleff and Menachem Butler the life and legacy of firebrand American Rrabbi Meir Kahane, the movement for Soviet Jewry, the rise of the JDL and the way Kahane's legacy lives on in Israel and America through politicians like Itamar Ben Gvir.You can read Zev and Menachem's article in 18Forty "Why Is Meir Kahane Making a Comeback Among Orthodox Jews?" here:https://18forty.org/articles/meir-kahane-itamar-ben-gvir-orthodox-jews/

Zev Eleff is a historian of American Judaism and president of Gratz College, specializing in the development of Modern Orthodoxy and Jewish education in the United States. He is the author of multiple books and a leading voice on the intersection of American religious life and Jewish history.

Menachem Butler is a legal scholar and program fellow at Harvard Law School. He is also an editor at Tablet magazine.#israel #Kahane