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Graham Platner to host Maine Passover seder as polarizing Senate candidate expands Jewish outreach

JL;DR SUMMARY Graham Platner, a polarizing U.S. Senate candidate in Maine, is hosting a Passover seder to enhance his Jewish outreach following controversies around his Nazi-symbol tattoo and criticisms of Israel. 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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PassoverJewish OutreachDemocratic PartyMaineJ StreetControversySederGraham PlatnerNazi Tattoo

Places mentioned

Bangor, Maine, United States
"Platner attended his bar mitzvah at a Bangor synagogue."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"His own views on Israel, which include his push for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel and his view that the country committed genocide in Gaza."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Platner said he remains very close with Frantzmans family, who live in Jerusalem."

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