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Australia’s Jewish community is defined by Holocaust survivors, Yiddishkeit and immigrants

JL;DR SUMMARY Australia's Jewish community, deeply influenced by Holocaust survivors and bolstered by a growing number of South African immigrants, faced tragedy at the Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration where 15 individuals were killed. 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 CommunityHolocaust SurvivorsImmigrationAustraliaYiddish CultureSouth African JewsHanukkahBondi Beach AttackIsrael Australia Relations

Places mentioned

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Mourners gather to lay flowers at Bondi Beach in Sydney."
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"Kadimah, a Jewish cultural center and library in Melbourne, stages plays in the language."
Australia
"The Australian Jewish population nearly tripled in size from 1938 to 1961."
Ukraine
"One of them, Alexander Kleytman, who immigrated to Australia from Ukraine."

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