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Ghosts of Hooligans Past

JL;DR SUMMARY Mark Glanville, recounting his experiences as a Jewish teenager entrenched in the violent world of British football hooliganism, reflects on the allure of camaraderie amidst antisemitism and violence. 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 IdentityAmsterdamViolenceMaccabi Tel AvivBritish CultureAjaxFootball HooliganismFootball Lads AllianceRoy Larner

Places mentioned

Bristol City, England, United Kingdom
"Going to Bristol City next week, Mark? Spunky asked casually."
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
"Not long after, I went up to Oxford for a classics degree, not inside for manslaughter, as I had told Spunky."
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
"I began following my chosen club, Manchester United, all over the country with the London-based Cockney Reds."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"My mum was born in Amsterdam, and kept her Dutch passport till the day she died, so Amsterdam is a city to which Ive always felt connected."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"A couple of months ago, Ajax played Maccabi Tel Aviv in a Europa League match."
Athens, Attica, Greece
"Earlier in the year, Maccabi had played in Athens, and some of their supporters beat up a man carrying a Palestinian flag in Syntagma Square."
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
"Im writing this a week before seeing Millwall play at Portsmouth and Oxford United."
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