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After a Maryland teacher’s death, her 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in a Jewish museum

JL;DR SUMMARY Following the death of Deborah Brodie, a Maryland teacher, her extensive 200-piece collection of Judaica, which she used for teaching Hebrew school students with special needs, has found a new home at the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum. 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 EducationJewish RitualsBereavementCollectionMuseumJudaicaHeritageMarylandLegacyCommunity Action

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Rockville, Maryland, United States
"And countless dreidels, kiddush cups and shofars filled every corner of the 1,100-square-foot home in Rockville, Maryland."
Olney, Maryland, United States
"Over the years, the couple attended both Bnai Shalom and Shaare Tefila Congregation, two Conservative synagogues in Olney, Maryland."

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