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After World War II, there were 100 Jews left in Frankfurt. Today, the community has a potent voice.

JL;DR SUMMARY In the aftermath of World War II, the Jewish population in Frankfurt, Germany was reduced from 30,000 to just 100. 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 CommunityHolocaust SurvivorsEastern EuropeFrankfurtCultural IntegrationDisplaced PersonsSocial InfluenceResurgencePost Wwii

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Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
"After World War II, there were 100 Jews left in Frankfurt, Germany."

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