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@Choppy

That is a nice tactic to use. Say that anything you disagree with is a viewpoint from “enemies of torah”

Fact remains is that pertinent information that humanizes the Gedolim is left out because it does not fit a certain world view.

As a Chicago resident I was terrified that a similar fate would befall R’Nosson Tzvi Finkel. Luckily his backround was such common knowledge that they couldn’t whitewash it. In fact some people say that he became a godol inspite of his backround…I say it was because of his backround that gave him the perspective to accomplish what he did.

Bottom line, these books give off the impression that people are gedolim from birth rather than it being a journey with human challanges…to publish otherwise at the very least is a lie of ommission and at worst, very dangerous due to it creating an impossible standard.