Reuven Green From Hippie To Chassid

Hear a story of perseverance, commitment and intellectual integrity. Reuven Green was born and raised in San Diego. Aside from a Bar Mitzvah and occasional Jewish holiday, Mr. Green was not exposed to much Judaism in his youth. He became the president of the Jewish fraternity of UCLA in the late 60's. After living in East LA (Compton) and being arrested for defending black rights and organizing a march in Mississippi as part of the civil rights movement, Green was a probation officer for juvenile delinquents, until his back injury while on the job. Needing to take time off, he ended up at a Torah class... and lo and behold, his life was drastically changed.