Entries Tagged as 'Blau'

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Reb Amram Blau in Prison

“Immediately after the State was founded, several of our young men were arrested for “evading the draft”. They composed the song “Hashem Hu Malkeinu” while in prison. I view that as a miracle, because they knew nothing about music. ”
“I was in the Ramle prison for five months for demonstrating over the women’s army […]

Monday, July 6th, 2009

“Shabbos! Shabbos!” TIME Aug. 09, 1963

“It was into this reverent hush, two Sabbaths ago, that 500 cheerful American and European Baptists drew up in 20 buses, having come, on tourism bent, through the Mandelbaum Gate from Jordanian Jerusalem. The Orthodox Jews of Mea She’arim were dumfounded with outrage—and none more than a lean, hawk-eyed man who […]

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Yahrzeit of Rabbi Amram Blau (Bloi)

 
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Tuesday is the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Amram Blau (Bloi), and whoever is interested, the Mishkenot HaRoim group in Mea Shearim is organizing a Mishnayiot study in order to remember the famous Jerusalem character. The study is due to start in the early afternoon.Rabbi Amram Blau used to be the head of the Neturei Karta […]