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Meir Kahane

1932 - 1990

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Meir David HaKohen Kahane ( kə-HAH-nə; Hebrew: רבי מאיר דוד הכהן כהנא; born Martin David Kahane; August 1, 1932 – November 5, 1990) was an American-born Israeli Orthodox ordained rabbi, writer and ultra-nationalist politician. Founder of the Israeli political party Kach—whose legacy continues to influence militant and far-right political groups active today in Israel—he was convicted of multiple acts of terrorism in the United States and in Israel. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, New York City, to an Orthodox Jewish family, Kahane received his education there, starting with Jewish scripture studies, and eventually gaining an M.A. in International Relations from New York University. In 1968, he founded the Jewish Defense League (JDL) in New York City, whose self-described purpose was to fight anti-Semitism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meir Kahane is the 6,439th most popular politician (down from 3,503rd in 2019), the 2,323rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,111th in 2019) and the 192nd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Meir Kahane ranks 6,439 out of 19,576. Before him are Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Manuel Komnenos, Joschka Fischer, Levi Lincoln Sr., Stephen Zápolya, and Emperor Tsuchimikado. After him are Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Chen Yun, Leland Stanford, and Luís Cabral.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Meir Kahane ranks 122. Before him are Piper Laurie, Geraldine McEwan, Manuel Puig, Michael Smith, John G. Thompson, and Oscar de la Renta. After him are Stuart Hall, Mustafa Tlass, Dieter Rams, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, Rodion Shchedrin, and Fernando Arrabal. Among people deceased in 1990, Meir Kahane ranks 66. Before him are Philippe Soupault, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Taiichi Ohno, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Manuel Puig, and Nina Kulagina. After him are Edmund Conen, Art Blakey, Curtis LeMay, Tadeusz Kantor, Nicola Abbagnano, and Jim Henson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Meir Kahane ranks 2,323 out of 20,380. Before him are Armand Assante (1949), Liv Tyler (1977), Richard Jordan Gatling (1818), Joey Ramone (1951), Charles Duke (1935), and Levi Lincoln Sr. (1749). After him are Nick Carter (1980), Leland Stanford (1824), Gary Ridgway (1949), Flannery O'Connor (1925), Vernon L. Smith (1927), and Sarah Wayne Callies (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Meir Kahane ranks 192. Before him are Harvey Milk (1930), Richard Russell Jr. (1897), Chief Seattle (1786), Samuel Huntington (1731), John Ratcliffe (1965), and Levi Lincoln Sr. (1749). After him are Leland Stanford (1824), Nell Arthur (1837), Amy Coney Barrett (1972), Ronald Lauder (1944), Clement Greenberg (1909), and Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807).

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