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His parents fled the Nazis in 1937 — now he's using his chutzpah to fight Donald Trump

JL;DR SUMMARY U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, whose parents fled Nazi Germany, is using his heritage and Jewish values to oppose Donald Trump's administration, emphasizing the importance of democracy and fighting authoritarianism. 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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HolocaustDemocracyDonald TrumpImmigrationAuthoritarianismNazi GermanyChutzpahProgressive ChangeRon Wyden

Places mentioned

Oregon, United States
"In an interview, the Oregon Democrat said that while writing the book he did not anticipate that a second Trump administration would lead to this very ominous time with great threats being made that people can see on any screen in America."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Wyden watched in horror as Donald Trump sent National Guard soldiers and Marines to Los Angeles amid tensions over immigration raids and as Trump threatened to dispatch troops to other American cities."
Germany
"When U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden was a boy, his father spoke of life with his parents in Nazi Germany."
Berlin, Germany
"She said the men thought Hitler was kind of a kook, it would pass at some point, but not the great threat that some were talking about. My mom had chutzpah when she persuaded the men in her family in 1930s Berlin to take Hitler seriously."

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