Hanoch Teller
Last night, I went to a lecture called "Israel's Most Misunderstood Community" given by world-renowned ultra-orthodox writer and speaker, Hanoch Teller. Teller, who has written over 20 books, thousands of essays and short stories, teaches around the globe and leads tours of Israel's Holocaust Memorial, Yad Vashem, spoke about the origins of Binai Brok - a town settled in the 1920's by persecuted Hassids in Poland. Teller's style is funny, warm, upbeat and contemporary. And I'm not surprised,... Sign in to see full entry.