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As My Jewish Family Flees to a Bomb Shelter, I Wonder Where We Can Finally Feel Safe

JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst escalating violence and the constant threat of sirens in Israel, Abbey Onn reflects on the emotional toll as her family regularly takes refuge in bomb shelters. 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 IdentityIranResiliencePeaceJewish SafetyHerzliyaAmerican AntisemitismBomb SheltersDual Citizenship

Places mentioned

Herzliya, Central District, Israel
"We live in a five-floor building in suburban Herzliya and when there is news that missiles are incoming, multiple things happen: We receive a 10-minute warning on our phones that missiles are expected; then when they arrive, the alert comes both on our phones and through a national siren system that rings out in the affected areas."
Nir Oz, Southern District, Israel
"In the immediate aftermath of October 7, my answer to the question why are we here? was clear. My family on Kibbutz Nir Oz had either been murdered or taken hostage and the highest number of Jews had been killed in one day since the Holocaust."
Iran
"Israel attacked Iran at 3 a.m. on June 13, 2025, an hour before my husband was supposed to land back in Israel."
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
"I grew up in Fairfax, Virginia in the 80s and 90s and faced ongoing, if muted, antisemitism."

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