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Debbie’s Story

JL;DR SUMMARY Debbie Rosen shares her personal journey from living in Gush Katif before the 2005 Disengagement to her current life in a caravilla in Nitzan, near Ashkelon. 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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EducationTourismIsrael Gaza ConflictMilitary ServiceGush KatifFaithPhotographyNitzanEvacueesDisengagement

Places mentioned

Nitzan, Southern District, Israel
"Then we were sent to Nitzan, near Ashkelon, to live in caravillas..."
Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel
"Then we were sent to Nitzan, near Ashkelon, to live in caravillas..."
Neve Dekalim, Southern District, Israel
"After the evacuation from our home in Neve Dekalim, we were sent..."
Jerusalem, Israel
"After the evacuation from our home in Neve Dekalim, we were sent to the Shalom Hotel in Jerusalem where we were for five months."
Ashdod, Southern District, Israel
"I led large groups of tourists who came off the cruise ships docking at Ashdod..."
Nir Am, Southern District, Israel
"...former classmates of mine from Kibbutz Nir Am and Kfar Aza, both of which were attacked."
Kfar Aza, Southern District, Israel
"...former classmates of mine from Kibbutz Nir Am and Kfar Aza, both of which were attacked."
Raanana, Southern District, Israel
"He later curated an exhibit of my photographs of Gush Katif, which was shown in Raanana after the uprooting."
Tekuma, Southern District, Israel
"One of my daughters lives in Tekuma, a religious moshav in southern Israel that was evacuated during this war."
Beeri, Southern District, Israel
"The wall is in Kibbutz Beeri."
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