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Amid terror in Jerusalem, a cab driver's brave gesture showcased the Israel I've always loved

JL;DR SUMMARY In a powerful testament to the enduring spirit of compassion amid crisis, Aviya Kushner reflects on a viral video of a Jerusalem cab driver who risked his life to aid an elderly woman during a shooting attack. 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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JerusalemMisconceptionsHumanityPikuach NefeshJewish ValuesCourageConflictCompassionMedia Narratives

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Jerusalem, Israel
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Israel
"One of the questions about what kind of Israel will exist going forward."
Qatar
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
"I happened to go food shopping in Chicago."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"I first experienced this anti-Hebrew attitude years ago, when I spoke at a 2017 literary conference in Washington, D.C."

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