Comments | louie_ludwig: and just when I felt SURE the JDL didn't have an uncle!

louie_ludwig

and just when I felt SURE the JDL didn't have an uncle!

May 02, 2006 15:20

Have I told you about the extremely senile, over-the-top Zionist rabbi who works on my floor at the Ac? Didn't think so.It didn't seem worth writing about in the early days. He was definitely a highlight of the day, prone to unexpected bouts of colonial rage, *screaming* at me one day to "LOWER [my] VOICE!!" when I'd said nothing. Developing a ( Read more... )

dayjob, jewish institutions, zionism

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pancakery May 2 2006, 20:08:29 UTC

i can't bear it.

rubychard May 2 2006, 20:11:42 UTC

oh. my. god.

but i want to know what he has to say about his nephew: is he proud? is he saddened? tell us more.

louie_ludwig May 2 2006, 20:21:21 UTC

welll.... in keeping with the rest of his writing, it's not entirely clear. A short quote: "IN EVERY ONE OF MY FIRST SEVEN BOOKS, I BRING UP MY LATE NEPHEW, RABBI MEIR KAHANE, WHO WAS ASSASSINATED IN LATE 1991. OF ALL THE MEMTOEIS I HAVE OF HIM, ONE HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE...[describes a meeting he was at about poor jews in 1971]...WITHOUT WARNING, MY NEPHEW STALKED IN WITH SEVERAL OF HIS 'HENCHMAN.'" The story goes on to relay what sounds kind of like paternal affection for 'slightly over-the-top antics of a young man with a mission,' and culminates with Kahane's 'intervention' leading to the much-needed creation of a group that still exists under Ac auspices focused on jewish poverty.

rubychard May 3 2006, 19:17:08 UTC

i think mich said it best. i mean, what more COULD i say?

michdish May 3 2006, 17:03:53 UTC

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

louie_ludwig May 4 2006, 15:49:00 UTC

yr telling me

suneel_suneela May 3 2006, 19:30:26 UTC

hey, your show was awesome and thanks for being so welcoming and loving:). id love to see ya before i leave for youknowwhere for the summer...xo,suneela

louie_ludwig May 4 2006, 15:48:34 UTC

thanks! we were glad you were there and stuck around! We're playing this saturday at the Knitting Factory with Mecca Normal and Shoplifting if you wanna come out (plus it's a really early show! Doors at 7!)... Would be great to see you again before your trip. Keep in touch while you're gone too.

ian24hour May 5 2006, 22:01:08 UTC

wow. so, um, is that why they keep this dude around? holy fuck.