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Finders Keepers

JL;DR SUMMARY Nathan Raab, president of the Raab Collection, specializes in unearthing and selling historical documents previously forgotten or underappreciated. 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 HistoryNazi GermanyAuctionScienceArchivesEinsteinHistorical DocumentsRaab CollectionGeorg BredigTriumph And Tragedy

Places mentioned

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"inviting grandson George Bredig to his home in suburban Philadelphia."
Tennessee, United States
"Bredigs home in rural Tennessee, thinking that there might be a few more documents worth purchasing."

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