 Growing up in Hibbing , Minnesota , Dylan and his family were part of the area 's small but close @-@ knit Jewish community , and in May 1954 Dylan had his Bar <unk> . Around the time of his 30th birthday , in 1971 , Dylan visited Israel , and also met Rabbi <unk> Kahane , founder of the New York @-@ based Jewish Defense League . Time magazine quoted him saying about Kahane , " He 's a really sincere guy . He 's really put it all together . " Subsequently , Dylan <unk> the extent of his contact with Kahane . 
