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A bagel shop backed out of a Jewish food festival over Israel. Then regret set in.

JL;DR SUMMARY Isaac Henrion, owner of a bagel shop in Durham, North Carolina, withdrew from a local Jewish food festival due to criticism over the event's connection with a pro-Israel Jewish organization. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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RepentanceJewish CommunityTeshuvahApologyControversyDurhamJewish Food FestivalJessica SeinfeldIsaac Henrion

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Durham, North Carolina, United States
"A bagel store in Durham, North Carolina, found itself in hot water after backing out of a Jewish food festival over Israel."
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
"With an estimated 11,000 Jews in Durham and adjacent Chapel Hill, the city is home to Conservative and Reform synagogues, an Orthodox prayer service, a new anti-Zionist Jewish congregation, and both a robust Center for Jewish Life and Chabad at Duke University."
New York City, New York, United States
"Proceeds would go to the Durham Food Pantry, in keeping with the community spirit he took on when moving to the southern city in 2019 from New York City."

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