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A Jewish hero’s elevation to the French Panthéon uncorks simmering divisions over who wears the mantle of resistance

JL;DR SUMMARY The elevation of Marc Bloch, a Jewish French scholar and WWII resistance fighter, to France's Panthéon has ignited debate about historical memory in France, especially who can claim a legacy of resistance. 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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Jewish IdentityWwiiFranceEmmanuel MacronFrench ResistanceHistorical MemoryNational RallyMarc BlochPanthéon

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Paris, France
"About 80 national heroes have been inducted over two centuries in the Paris monument, from philosopher Voltaire and writer Victor Hugo to magistrate and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil."
Lyon, Rhône, France
"In 1943, he joined the underground resistance movement in Lyon."

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