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At a Jerusalem Purim party for children with disabilities, costumes are inclusive by design

JL;DR SUMMARY A recent Purim party at the official residence of Israel's president showcased an inspiring initiative that has been ongoing for 10 years, where custom costumes are created for children with disabilities. 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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CreativityPurimUnityInclusionChildrenDisabilitiesDesignBeit Issie ShapiroMichal Herzog

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Title: At a Jerusalem Purim party for children with disabilities, costumes are inclusive by design"
Holon, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Organized by Beit Issie Shapiro, a nonprofit focused on disability inclusion, the project paired dozens of children with professional designers from the Holon Institute of Technology and, for the first time this year, website builder Wix."
Raanana, Central District, Israel
"Two years ago, the two helped establish a 3-D lab at the organizations Raanana campus."
Southern District, Israel
"For Michal Herzog, reflecting in her office after the children had gone home, the event offered a stark lesson about how Israel would need to change to accommodate the large number of wounded soldiers returning with disabilities, including amputees."
Gaza, Southern District, Israel
"She asked that her costume be interactive so that her friends at school could play with it and requested a yellow ribbon to honor the hostages still held in Gaza  one of many ways that the annual event was tinged with reminders of the countrys year and a half of war."

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