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Hidden in Central Park, a modest installation of Holocaust art — but what was it doing there?

JL;DR SUMMARY While walking in Central Park, composer Ricky Ian Gordon stumbled upon what he initially thought to be a street art installation—painted bricks depicting Holocaust victims. 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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HolocaustNew YorkHolocaust MemorialArolsen ArchivesCentral ParkJewish MemoryPublic ArtRicky Ian GordonArt InstallationKevin

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Manhattan, New York, United States
"Not long ago, I went walking in Central Park, which is down the block from my apartment in Manhattan."
New York, United States
"Ricky Ian Gordon is a composer and writer living in New York."

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