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Antisemitic vandals hit my Israeli Brooklyn restaurant, Miriam. But I won't be intimidated

JL;DR SUMMARY Refael Hasid, owner and chef of Miriam, an Israeli restaurant in Brooklyn, shares his emotional response to an antisemitic vandalism incident targeting his establishment. 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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BrooklynCommunity SupportResilienceCultural DiversityInclusivityIsraeli RestaurantMiriamHospitalityRefael Hasid

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Customers showed up to support Miriam, the popular Israeli-owned restaurant after it was vandalized by graffiti, Park Slope, Brooklyn, Jan."
Petah Tikvah, Central District, Israel
"I was born and raised in Petah Tikvah, where I learned that Israel, as a young nation, has been shaped by a medley of cultures, cuis"

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