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Elissa Slotkin, the Jewish Democrat chosen to rebut Trump, has a riveting family immigration story

JL;DR SUMMARY Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Jewish Democrat from Michigan, prepares to deliver her party's response to President Trump's speech to Congress, a significant moment that reflects her status as a prominent voice in a politically divided state. 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 ImmigrationDonald TrumpImmigrationHolocaust EducationDemocratic PartyAipacElissa SlotkinBipartisanshipState Of The Union

Places mentioned

Holly, Michigan, United States
"Slotkin was born in New York City but grew up largely on her familys land in Holly, Michigan, where she lives today."
New York City, New York, United States
"Slotkin was born in New York City but grew up largely on her familys land in Holly, Michigan, where she lives today."
Minsk, Belarus
"Founded in 1914 by Slotkins great-grandfather Samuel, a Jewish immigrant from Minsk, Hygrade was a pioneer in processed and packaged meats whose contributions included Ball Park Franks, still the most-sold hot dogs in the country."
Koidanov, Minsk Region, Belarus
"According to the profile, he was one of nine children of a Talmudic scholar in Koidanov, a town outside Minsk that was a center of Hasidic Judaism in the 19th and early 20th centuries."
Netherlands
"he decided to emigrate despite his parents wishes, swimming across a river to evade German and Russian border police, and hitchhiked across Germany to Holland."

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