Not by the Sword - How a Cantor and His Family Transformed a Klansman (Paperback)

Not by the Sword tells the inspiring true story of how a Jewish cantor and his family changed the life of a virulent white supremacist leader. This riveting account begins in 1991, when Cantor Michael Weisser received his first threatening phone call from Larry Trapp, Grand Dragon of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Nebraska. But Cantor Weisser and his wife, Julie, refused to be intimidated by Trapp's escalating threats. Instead, they made a stunning offer of friendship. After an emotional confrontation with the Weissers, Trapp shocked everyone-including himself-by resigning from the KKK and breaking his ties with other neo-Nazi leaders. Not by the Sword recounts Larry Trapp's life as a racist, his startling transformation in response to the Weissers' kindness, and his subsequent crusade to redeem his past. Kathryn Watterson movingly describes how one family feared, fought, and then forgave a man who had tried to destroy them. This gripping tale gives the reader an inside view of hate mongering and offers a powerful testament to the triumph of the human spirit and the transforming power of love and tolerance.

General

Imprint:	Bison Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	November 2012
Authors:	Kathryn Watterson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-6476-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
LSN:	0-8032-6476-3
Barcode:	9780803264762

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