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Among Righteous Men: A Tale of Vigilantes and Vindication in Hasidic Crown Heights

Autor Matthew Shaer
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 oct 2011
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?
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780470608272
ISBN-10: 0470608277
Pagini: 243
Dimensiuni: 157 x 236 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Wiley (TP)
Colecția John Wiley &Sons
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

Public țintă

Readers have demonstrated an ongoing interest in the close–knit, mysterious world of Hasidic Jews. Why do they dress like that? Have they taken a vow of poverty? How to do they feel about us? Can they not use technology, like the Amish? Like other successful books in the genre, Shaer not only takes readers on a narrative tour of a normally hidden world, his story poses important questions about the value of tradition, independence, belief, and family. While this book will appeal to readers who love gritty, novelistic books about NYC, it′s those most interested in the ultra–Orthodox that will drive sales for the book.

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Praise for Among Righteous Men
"An engrossing read, from the first page to the last. How many of us have looked at Orthodox Hasidic enclaves and wondered about the life and people within? With a keen eye and empathetic ear, Shaer takes us into this world. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for a courtroom drama that pits the insular world of the Hasidim against the secular world outside. The book feels novelistic, but it is all too true, and Shaer brings to life the great characters: gangs, lawyers, religious leaders, victims, and perpetrators. All come alive in this wonderful, riveting book."
Sudhir Venkatesh, author of Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
"A thrilling read that propels the reader into a most enjoyable fracas. Shaer delves deep into one of America′s most fascinating and closed religious sub–cultures, the Crown Heights Lubavitcher Jews of New York City. Even if you don′t know the difference between a bagel and bialy, you′ll learn how and why our most devout beliefs can bring us together and drive us apart."
Peter Moskos, author of Cop in the Hood

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Praise for Among Righteous Men
"An engrossing read, from the first page to the last. How many of us have looked at Orthodox Hasidic enclaves and wondered about the life and people within? With a keen eye and empathetic ear, Shaer takes us into this world. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for a courtroom drama that pits the insular world of the Hasidim against the secular world outside. The book feels novelistic, but it is all too true, and Shaer brings to life the great characters: gangs, lawyers, religious leaders, victims, and perpetrators. All come alive in this wonderful, riveting book."
Sudhir Venkatesh, author of Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
"A thrilling read that propels the reader into a most enjoyable fracas. Shaer delves deep into one of America′s most fascinating and closed religious sub–cultures, the Crown Heights Lubavitcher Jews of New York City. Even if you don′t know the difference between a bagel and bialy, you′ll learn how and why our most devout beliefs can bring us together and drive us apart."
Peter Moskos, author of Cop in the Hood

Cuprins

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

Notă biografică

MATTHEW SHAER, formerly a reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, has written for New York magazine, Harper′s, the Washington Post, and Slate.