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Abe Foxman, 'Jewish Pope,' Retires From ADL — and Communal World Gasps

JL;DR SUMMARY Abe Foxman's retirement as the national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) marks the end of an era for the Jewish community, as he has been a formidable figure for decades, often likened to a 'Jewish pope.' 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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Leadership TransitionAnti Defamation LeagueJewish CommunityJewish LeadershipHuman RightsCivil RightsNathan GuttmanAbe FoxmanAdl Fundraising

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"regularly on the front page of The New York Times"
Germany
"Germanys Konrad Adenauer"
Israel
"Israels Shimon Peres"
Kosovo, Kosovo-Metohija, Serbia
"to raise the issue of the Kosovo ethnic cleansing"

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