Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 473 g
A Tale of Vigilantes and Vindication in Hasidic Crown Heights
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 473 g
ISBN: 978-0-470-60827-2
Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
Inside the hidden world of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn's Crown Heights--a close-knit but divided community.
On a cold night in December, the members of a Hasidic anti-crime patrol called the Shomrim are summoned to a yeshiva dormitory in Crown Heights. There to break up a brawl, the Shomrim instead find themselves embroiled in a religious schism which has split the community and turned roommate against roommate, neighbor against neighbor. At the center of the storm is Aron Hershkop, the owner of an auto-repair business and the leader of the Shomrim. Hershkop watches as the NYPD builds a criminal case against his brothers and friends, apparently with the help of several local residents, who have taken the rare step of forgoing a ruling from the local rabbinical council. Soon, both sides are squaring off in a Brooklyn criminal court, with the Shomrim facing gang assault charges and decades in prison. What conflict could run so deep it left both sides airing their dirty laundry so publicly? This compelling story takes you to the deepest corners of a normally hidden world.
* Features fast-paced writing and a true story with surprising twists, personal conflicts, and a tense trial
* Offers a glimpse in a normally sheltered and private community many see, but few know much about.
* Centers on an unusual man facing a universal conflict: do you do what's simple and expedient, or do you do follow our heart, your tradition, and your faith?
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums außerhalb Israels/Palästinas
- Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Identität & Biographien
- Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Spiritualität & Mystik (Kabbala, Chassidismus)
Weitere Infos & Material
Author's Note xi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 7
Chapter 2 21
Chapter 3 35
Chapter 4 45
Chapter 5 61
Chapter 6 75
Chapter 7 85
Chapter 8 101
Chapter 9 113
Chapter 10 125
Chapter 11 137
Chapter 12 157
Chapter 13 171
Chapter 14 187
Chapter 15 193
Chapter 16 201
Chapter 17 209
Chapter 18 223
Epilogue 229
Acknowledgments 233
Index 235
