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From the ashes, a forgotten mural — and a new mystery for a Pasadena synagogue

JL;DR SUMMARY After a devastating fire consumed most of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, a hidden mural was unexpectedly uncovered. 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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MuralJewish ArtBiblical ArchaeologyCommunal ResiliencePasadena Jewish Temple And CenterEaton FireFire RecoveryHidden ArtworkSynagogue ArtifactsRebirth

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Pasadena, California, United States
"At Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, the century-old synagogue whose campus burned down last week in the Eaton Fire, the community is also buzzing about one that was discovered: A mural, previously hidden and long forgotten, revealed by the inferno on one of the only walls that remained standing on the property."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Louis Keene is a reporter for the Forward. His work has also been published in The New York Times, New York Magazine and VICE. He is based in Los Angeles and can be followed on Twitter @thislouis."
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Israel
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