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_The Mitzvah_ by Aaron Zelman and L. Neil Smith is powerful stuff. This attention-grabbing novel tells the story of a Catholic priest forced to confront evidence that his birth parents were German Jews who hid their infant son with neighbors before being murdered in the Holocaust.
As a non-Jew, I was fascinated by the priest's efforts to investigate his birthright and understand the fundamentals of the Jewish faith. His intellectual and spiritual journey became my own.
What the priest discovers will alarm most readers. The Mitzvah clearly shows that in America, not only are many Jewish leaders and legislators ignoring the Bill of Rights, they are also ignoring the teachings of Judaism.
Like a clear diagnosis of cancer, _The Mitzvah_ is upsetting but must not be ignored. -- John Ross, Author of Unintended Consequences
About the Author
AARON ZELMAN learned about freedom and self-reliance growing up in the Arizona desert. A Vietnam veteran (he was a Navy Corpsman assigned to Fleet Marine Force, Third Marine Airwing) he's also the co-author of _The Life Insurance Conspiracy_, _The Consumer's Guide to Handguns_, _"Gun Control"; Gateway to Tyranny-, and _Lethal Laws_. Aaron is the creator of the educational series of "Gran'pa Jack" freedom booklets, and publisher of the _Firearms Sentinel_. He's perhaps best known as the founder and Executive Director of Jews for the Preservation for Firearms Ownership, regarded by many as America's most aggressive civil rights organization. _The Mitzvah_ is Aaron's first effort at fiction. He lives with his wife and children in the Kettle Moraine region of Wisconsin to which he says they've successfully escaped from "Naziwaukee".
Former gunsmith, ballistician, reserve police officer, and likely the most widely-published and prolific libertarian writer in the world, L. NEIL SMITH produces fiction which is often compared to the works of Robert A. Heinlein and H. Beam Piper. Author of countless essays and articles, as well, he's been called "the most frequently crossposted writer on the internet". Neil has also performed as a professional musician, playing banjo and guitar. An enthusiastic competitor in the long-range sport of handgun metallic silhouette shooting, he lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife Cathy, his daughter Rylla, and two striped orange cats named Amber and Ambrose. _The Mitzvah_ is his twentieth novel.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
READ IT-THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT YOU TO!,
This review is from: The Mitzvah (Paperback)
If I see the name 'L.Neil Smith' on a book, I know I'm in for a fictional treat (OK, so it's not sci-fi, but if you like Tom Clancey, you'll like this, too.). If I see the name 'Aaron Zelman' on anything, I know I'm gonna get blown out of my mental shoes by a hard-hitting, no-prisoners editorial. Mix the two, and... the result can best be described as a thermonuclear strike against statism in all its myriad forms, particularly against its demented spawn of pacifism and political correctness.(Warning to all collectivists: don't read if you can't stand having favorite mental ruts filled in and paved over. If you can still go left-brain after years of thinking with your emotions, you're in for the ride of your life--and, I devoutly hope, a philosophical transformation.) What would you do if you were a rather agnostic, liberation-theology Catholic Monsignor well-settled into a comfortable career rut--and then you found out you were really a Jew, spirited out of Nazi Germany after the SS nabbed your parents for later liquidation? That's the dilemma confronting protagonist John Greenwood--but I won't reveal the plot, except to say that it reminds me of Conrad's 'Lord Jim' without the pathos and with better readability. Both authors know how to hook the reader with humorous asides, none of which detract or distract from the main story. Collaborations are difficult-I know, I've tried-but Aaron Zelman and L.Neil Smith bring this one off with dash and aplomb. They make their characters life-like and life-sized, and their scene-setting and description come across vividly without being intrusive. The malefactori remind me of actual evil people I've known (and in one case, worked for). (The research and facts cleverly presented within the narrative are chillingly accurate--I can vouch for them, particularly for anything to do with the United Nations-which was founded in part by Alger Hiss, a known Communist agent.) But the strength of this book resides equally in its message: first, that government kills, and only fools believe otherwise, usually the same fools who set up speech codes on college campuses or the fools who work for other leftist causes; and second, that armed citizens can stop both amateur and professional statists. Our government doesn't want you to know that, because there are more of us than of them. Tyrants fear armed people, and for good reason: find out what a few Jews with fewer guns did to the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto! Note to surfers: you can't buy it or even order it from B.Dalton or Books-A-Million: they couldn't find it in 'Books in Print' when I tried. Conincidence? I think not... BUY THIS BOOK--and have a great reading experience while you're sticking it to the System! Better yet, buy copies for friends: you'll be afflicting the Hamiltonians with the Death of a Thousand Cuts.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great message, well- told, interesting, engaging book,
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This review is from: The Mitzvah (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book on many different levels. First, the linkage between freedom to own firearms (without government interfence or infringment) and righteousness/morality is explored in an interesting fictional setting. Also, not being Jewish, I got quite a bit out of the references to and snippets of neat information about Judaism. I liked the characters in this novel and found the story uplifting, timely, and very readable. The magnificent and meaningful end of this book had a grown man (me!) in tears. I was initially worried that maybe this book would "beat you over the head" with ideology, but this did not happen. The writing team of Zelman and Smith have managed to do something unique here and it is obvious that they respect the reader. "The Mitzvah" is an enjoyable read.I plan on giving my copy of the book to a Jewish friend of mine but I must emphasize that this book is for anyone of any (or no) religion. I am doing something else: I have written into the book jacket that this copy belongs to no one person. All I ask is that the recipient read it, make a little tick mark on the book to show another person has read it, and then to pass it on to a friend. I stongely urge that you read this book and pass it on. This profound message can reach people but only one person at a time.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Mitzvah--Perfect for a Cross-County Flight,
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I am conservative with my ratings thus the three stars, I would require a book to be of classic stature before I'd award five. This book effectively uses a plot to illustrate the principles involved in the basic human right to personal weapons of deadly force. It was a fun read and quick enough for a cross-county plane journey. I would very much recommend this book, esp. over such lilting sentimental garbage as appears typically on Oprah's list.
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