Jewish Resistance

At ninety seven, former Lehi fighter Ezra Yachin is still on a mission. Wounded in battle, sustained by faith, and driven by love for Jerusalem, he shares the untold story of courage, sacrifice, and survival.

Under the British Mandate, even a single shofar blast at the Western Wall was forbidden. Yet year after year, courageous young Jews risked arrest and imprisonment to ensure it was heard at the close of Yom Kippur. This is the story of faith and sacrifice behind one of Jerusalem’s boldest acts of spiritual resistance.

How Jewish boxers and community fighters confronted Nazi rallies in the United States, disrupted propaganda movements, and helped protect American Jewry before World War II