A Biography and Attempts To Ban It
The 2002 book, Making of a Godol, contains many biographical stories and information related to Rav Kotler, including details of Rav Kotler's pursuit of his future bride, which included sending letters to her. These letters raised concerns for Rav Meltzer about the character of his future son-in-law when he caught a glimpse of Rav Kotler's letters. After raising the issue with the matchmaker who had arranged the marriage, she replied that Rav Kotler was a genius, not a saint. Author Rabbi Nathan Kamenetsky wrote in his unpublished work Anatomy of a Ban and in a footnote in a second edition of Making of a Godol, that it was Rav Kotler's loyalists who launched the ban on the book, out of fear that the book paints Rav Kotler differently than how they wish him to be portrayed.
Recently a biographical study of Rav Kotler's life and teachings was written by his student Rabbi Yitzchok Dershowitz. The book is titled The Legacy of Maran Rav Aharon Kotler.
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