NOT BY THE SWORD : HOW THE LOVE OF A CANTOR AND HIS FAMILY TRANSFORMED A KLANSMAN

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Summary: An Amazing Tale of a Hater who transformed his life
Review: Larry Trapp hated all minorities, women, and committed his life to the cause of "white supremacy". However, as committed as he was, the work of one man, a Jewish cantor and his wife, broke through the barriers of hate, dissolving them. The author is masterful, and does a good job of describing how Trapp became so filled with rage - parents who beat him, and ravaged by a disease, diabetes, which ultimately killed him. Trapp told the cantor that he simply did not know how to change - and the cantor and his family took him into their lives. This story cannot help but touch everyone who reads it. I read the book twice, and wiped twice. It demonstrates that even the most evil-filled person may turn himself around. Trapp even went to the FBI and revealed all he knew about hate groups; he traveled to every youth group he knew, begging them not to join these groups. A unique, well-written book you won't forget.