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Empire state builders: Architects of modern Jerusalem

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JL;DR SUMMARY Adina Hoffman, an Israeli-American writer, discusses her book "Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architects of a New City" with host Gilad Halpern, focusing on three architects - a Jew, an Englishman, and an Arab - who played key roles in shaping modern Jerusalem's skyline in the early 20th century. 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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20th CenturyAdina HoffmanModern JerusalemArchitectsJewish ArchitectEnglish ArchitectArab ArchitectIsraeli American Writer

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