Benjamin Disraeli
Great Non-Jews in Jewish History

The only Halachic Jew discussed in this series, Benjamin Disraeli converted to Christianity before his bar mitzvah and lived the life of a non-Jew. His colleagues, however, did not forget his origins, and the anti-Semitism he experienced makes his success as a statesman and writer all the more extraordinary. Rabbi Wein makes a compelling case for Disraeli’s influence on Zionism and shows how he defied the odds to benefit the people of his birth.