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After years in exile, Venezuelan Jews celebrate the fall of Maduro

JL;DR SUMMARY Venezuelan Jews in Florida are celebrating the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. military, which they see as a long-awaited step towards restoring democracy and stability in their homeland. 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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TrumpJewish CommunityDiasporaExileDiaspora PoliticsMaduroVenezuelan JewsChávezVenezuelan CrisisIsrael Comparisons

Places mentioned

Caracas, Mérida, Venezuela
"Stramwasser, 37, lives in Hollywood, Fla., with her husband and two children, but she grew up in Caracas, Venezuela."
Hollywood, Florida, United States
"Stramwasser, 37, lives in Hollywood, Fla., with her husband and two children, but she grew up in Caracas, Venezuela."
New York, United States
"The tears of joy began when she saw the news that the U.S. military had captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and his wife, and flown them to New York to stand trial on narco-terrorism charges."
Aventura, Florida, United States
"Growing up there, it was a community of about 28,000 Jews that were living there. It was a vibrant community, a very successful and respected community, said Paul Kruss, a city commissioner in Aventura, Fla., who also owns a popular local bagel shop."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"His mother, who was from Warsaw, Poland, moved to Caracas after surviving the Holocaust."
Florida, United States
"Stramwasser is one of hundreds of thousands of those Venezuelans who now call Florida home, including several thousand Venezuelan Jews who have developed outposts of their once-strong Caracas community centers in Miami."
Miami, Florida, United States
"Stramwasser is one of hundreds of thousands of those Venezuelans who now call Florida home, including several thousand Venezuelan Jews who have developed outposts of their once-strong Caracas community centers in Miami."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Fincheltub moved to Washington to serve as Venezuelas consul general under Guaids opposition rule."
Israel
"Some Venezuelan Jews see similarities in the response of far-left activists to Trumps capture of Maduro and their criticism of Israels actions in Gaza."

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