Education

Beth Medrash Govoha.

Career

He advised Yasser Arafat on Jewish affairs and visited him in Ramallah. He was originally from New York City, and later moved to Jerusalem. Hirsch had one glass eye due to an injury sustained when someone threw acid in his face.

Achievements

• Hirsch was the son-in-law of the now deceased Neturei Karta founder Rabbi Aharon Katzenelbogen and his first wife, and was the leader of one of the movement"s factions.

Politics

Following Hirsch"s death, shiva visitors included senior Fatah members, including Adnan al-Husayni (who brought a personal letter of consolation from Mahmoud Abbas), Hatem Abdel Kader and Bilial A-Natsha.