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A Portrait of Rabbi Aharon Marcus.

It is rare that a biography is so eminently readable, so powerful and mesmerizing, that the reader cannot possibly put it down. But this work certainly meets this criteria. In this well-written book, the inspired life of Rabbi Aharon Marcus z"tl unfolds in great detail, revealing a life of brilliance, dedication, and unique service of G-d. Born into the enlightened and assimilated atmosphere of mid-nineteenth-century Germany and blessed with great intellectual abilities, the young Aharon chose a path that led "backwards", from his German upbringing to the joyous, unfettered world of Chassidus.