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B’nai Jeshurun, renowned Upper West Side congregation, celebrates its 200th anniversary

JL;DR SUMMARY Bnai Jeshurun, a historic Upper West Side congregation, is celebrating its 200th anniversary with a series of events that reflect its rich musical and cultural heritage. 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 HistoryJewish MusicMuralUpper West SideBnai JeshurunRabbi Roly MatalonGlobal Jewish DiasporaExhibitions200th AnniversaryDan Nadel

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New York City, New York, United States
"In an telephone interview with the New York Jewish Week, Nadel said he's been planning Thursday's concert for the past eight months or so."
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Matalon, who was born in Buenos Aires, has been Bnai Jeshurun's head rabbi since 1993 after initially joining as a rabbi in 1986."

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