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Be a Jew in Public: Mark Podwal and <em>The New York Times<em>

JL;DR SUMMARY Tamara Mann Tweel reflects on Mark Podwal's impactful illustration that appeared in "The New York Times" following the Munich massacre in 1972. 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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HolocaustJewish IdentityJewish SymbolsThe New York TimesMark PodwalMunich MassacreArt As PrayerVisual ExpressionPublic Jewish ExpressionShaul Ladany

Places mentioned

Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"Distressed by the horrific tragedy at Munichs Summer Olympics."
New York, United States
"was a 27-year-old medical resident at NYU, and this was his first piece in TheNew York Times."
Israel
"eighty militants from the group Black September, disguised as athletes, broke into the Israeli dorms at Connollystrasse 31 in the Olympic Village."

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