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Ethiopian-American Jews lament loss of Harlem restaurant hub

JL;DR SUMMARY Tsion Cafe, a beloved cultural landmark among Ethiopian-American Jews in Harlem, has closed its dining room due to antisemitic threats. 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 CuisineJewish IdentityEthiopian JewsCultural HeritageJewish DiversityHarlemTsion CafeBeejhy BarhanyJewish Spaces

Places mentioned

Harlem, New York, United States
"Tsion Cafe in Harlem, New York"
Ethiopia
"Ethiopian Jews lived for centuries in Ethiopia"
Sudan
"spent three years in a Sudanese refugee camp before moving to Israel"
Israel
"moving to Israel in 1983"
Jerusalem, Israel
"Ethiopian Jews are very loyal to Jerusalem"
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"with smaller communities in Brooklyn and Queens"
Queens, New York, United States
"with smaller communities in Brooklyn and Queens"
Washington DC, United States
"We have people coming from D.C., L.A., you name it"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"We have people coming from D.C., L.A., you name it"
Oregon, United States
"who lives in Oregon"
New York City, New York, United States
"pro-Palestinian protests unfolded across New York City"

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