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Gaza is Jewish. Very Jewish.

JL;DR SUMMARY Gaza has a long and rich Jewish history, often overlooked amidst contemporary political debates. 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 HistoryGazaKing DavidIdfSynagogueEretz YisraelGush KatifMiddle AgesHasmonean KingdomKfar Darom

Places mentioned

Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"A mosaic depicting King David found in a 6th-century synagogue in Gaza."
Rehovot, Haifa District, Israel
"At the end of the 19th century, the land of Kfar Darom was acquired by Tuvia Miller of Rehovot."

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