Book Review of Kimmy Caplan's Amram Blau

Raphael Cohen-Almagor, Tamar Hermann, Sam Lehman-Wilzig, Ruvi Ziegler and Mikhal Dekel. Review of Kimmy Caplan, Amram Blau (Jerusalem: Yad Ben Zvi and Ben-Gurion Institute, 2017) (Hebrew), The Israel Studies Review, Vol. 33, Issue 3 (Winter 2018): 179-180.

2 Pages Posted: 30 Jan 2019

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Raphael Cohen-Almagor

University of Hull; Middle East Study Centre; Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Date Written: January 17, 2019

Abstract

On the cusp of Israel's 70th anniversary, Kimmy Caplan’s book Amram Blau is a timely and welcome contribution to the discussion on the role of Neturei Karta pre- and post-1948, appraised through the prism of its inspirational leader, Amran Blau. This book is a historical biography of Blau, a complex person who led his life in an uncompromising way, who led by example, whose mind and mouth were the same, who was true to himself, and who dedicated his life to fight the Zionist movement. His constant failures did not deter him. He remained in staunch opposition to Israel until his last day, refusing to recognize the Jewish state and paying a high personal prize for living by his zealot principles.

Keywords: Amram Blau, Neturei Karta, Israel, post-Zionism, ultra-orthodox Judaism

JEL Classification: Z00

Suggested Citation

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael and Cohen-Almagor, Raphael, Book Review of Kimmy Caplan's Amram Blau (January 17, 2019). Raphael Cohen-Almagor, Tamar Hermann, Sam Lehman-Wilzig, Ruvi Ziegler and Mikhal Dekel. Review of Kimmy Caplan, Amram Blau (Jerusalem: Yad Ben Zvi and Ben-Gurion Institute, 2017) (Hebrew), The Israel Studies Review, Vol. 33, Issue 3 (Winter 2018): 179-180., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3317565

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