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George Nagel's Secret: The Lost Rebbe Who Returned Home Through a Psychiatric Ward
He was a building contractor in LA, an 80-year-old psychology student, and a volunteer at a mental hospital. But no one knew that George Nagel was actually “the Rebbe of Mevlana” – the Hasidic leader who led thousands to the Land of Israel, broke down, and left the religion.
JEWISH JOURNAL
From Oblivion to Revelation: The Return of Paradise Cove
Long lost and nearly forgotten, this newly published memoir invites readers into a painful exile and the extraordinary wilderness years of a celebrated leader who disappeared for forty years.
THE JEWISH TRIBUNE
The Secret of George Nagel
He was a construction contractor in L.A., an 80-year-old psychology student, and a volunteer at a psychiatric hospital. But no one knew that George Nagel was actually “the Rebbe of Yablona” — the Chassidic leader who led thousands to the Land of Israel, broke down, abandoned religion, and ultimately closed the circle in the most astonishing way. Rabbi Pini Dunner reveals the lost diaries. Read more
JEWISH LINK
Books Offer Insight Into the Biblical Exodus—And a More Recent One
This idea of exodus and redemption is mirrored in “Paradise Cove: They Escaped the Cuckoo’s Nest,” where Rabbi Pini Dunner tells the remarkable story of a man whose own exodus marked a journey away from and back to his true roots. Read more
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
Book review – Paradise Cove: They Escaped the Cuckoo’s Nest
Paradise Cove is a book and a story that defies categorization – it is singularly unique. The Talmud says that everyone can return. And this is the story of one who did. Read more
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More Astonishing than Fiction, New Book ‘Paradise Cove: They Escaped the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Solves a 20th-Century Mystery
A long-lost manuscript unravels a hidden life marked by secret identity, exile, reinvention, redemption, and the profound complexities of the human heart. Read more
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The story of the Rebbe Yechezkel Taub would make an excellent film—one for some director skilled with unlikely tales.
He was a building contractor in LA, an 80-year-old psychology student, and a volunteer at a mental hospital. But no one knew that George Nagel was actually “the Rebbe of Mevlana” – the Hasidic leader who led thousands to the Land of Israel, broke down, and left the religion.
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