JL;DR SUMMARY In "Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish radical", Prof. Shaul Magid argues that Rabbi Meir Kahane, known for his far-right views, was actually a quintessential American Jew despite his prominence in Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.