Although he retained his seat in the 1973 elections , he resigned from the Knesset on 23 November 1975 , and was replaced by Shlomo-Ya ' akov Gross . He returned to the Knesset following the 1977 elections , and was re-elected in 1981 and 1984 . The same year , Porush defied the Gerrer Rebbe and Council of Torah Sages , who demanded he give up his Knesset seat . In response , dozens of Gerrer Hasidim stormed into his hotel , beat him up and destroyed the place . He commented that the event reminded him of the 1929 riots
1929 riots
1929 Palestine riots
Menachem Porush