{"product_id":"nourh","title":"Nouri","description":"\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0pt;padding:0pt;list-style-type:disc;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:12pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eThe orphan, raised by his grandmother, caught in an unusual custody battle that only a bet din can resolve. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:12pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eThe prosperous businessman building up a family and a community on the quiet streets of Bensonhurst, lending money to others so that they can open a business that will compete with his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:12pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eThe generous philanthropist cleaning up the synagogue he helped to build. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:12pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eThe indomitable optimist who pulled himself out of poverty, but who always knew where his success really came from. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eThis is Nouri's story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eHe was a man of many names: Ezra, Nouri (which, appropriately, means \"my light\"), Isidore, Izzy. He was a larger-than-life personality, helping to create a larger-than-life community, and it needs a larger-than-life book to tell his story. This is Nouri's book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eNouri: The Story of Isidore Dayan, and the growth of a vibrant community in America focuses on one of the most intriguing personalities of the modern Jewish world. The tale spans almost a century, includes two World Wars, and features a panoramic background ranging from Baghdad and Damascus to Brooklyn, from Czechoslovakia to Baltimore to tiny Vineland, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eIn the pages of this biography-that-reads-like-a-novel, you will meet famed gedolim: Hacham Murad, Nouri's mentor and eventually his father-in-law; Rav Avraham Kalmanowitz, the Mirrer Rosh Yeshiva, whose efforts and care for Klal Yisrael included the Sephardim of America; and Rav Yitzchok Hutner, who, together with Nouri's daughter and son-in-law, underwent a harrowing terrorist plane hijacking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eYou will meet men who create businesses built on generosity and adherence to Jewish values; Sephardic grandmothers filled with the unyielding strength of simple devotion; and a new generation of young Sephardim determined to reach - and teach - higher levels of Torah learning. And, of course, you will meet Nouri, the quiet, unassuming, and friendly man who became a legend in his community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eThe young, poor orphan becomes a wealthy businessman: it's almost a cliche. But in Nouri's story there are no cliches. There are only remarkable instances of Divine Providence, self-sacrifice, devotion, and an almost extraordinary level of chesed and caring - a true life odyssey that reads like a novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ArtScroll Shaar Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51317764391212,"sku":"9781422616970","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/7191\/3516\/files\/nourh_6a24c2c1-6b53-4e5f-9db7-74afdcc29163.jpg?v=1751894909","url":"https:\/\/maayanjudaica.com\/products\/nourh","provider":"Maayan Judaica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}