Anyone who thinks that Bnei Brak has always been what it is today is mistaken. This is one of the surprising conclusions that emerges from Dr. Menachem Keren-Kartz's new book, "Bnei Brak: From a Religious Colony to the Capital of Israeli Haredi Society." At Kikar Hashabbat, we know Keren-Kartz well - we have hosted him on panels and quoted from his many books. He wrote the academic biography of the Satmar Rebbe, a book on the history of Hungaria…
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Anyone who thinks that Bnei Brak has always been what it is today is mistaken. This is one of the surprising conclusions that emerges from Dr. Menachem Keren-Kartz's new book, "Bnei Brak: From a Religious Colony to the Capital of Israeli Haredi Society." At Kikar Hashabbat, we know Keren-Kartz well - we have hosted him on panels and quoted from his many books. He wrote the academic biography of the Satmar Rebbe, a book on the history of Hungaria…