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How a cup of coffee keeps one man feeling close to the hostages in Gaza

JL;DR SUMMARY Josh Katz, a resident of Montclair, New Jersey, has found a unique way to feel connected to the Gaza hostages through an everyday ritual: coffee. 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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GazaCommunityConnectionHostagesSolidarityRitualJosh KatzCoffeeSasha Troufanov

Places mentioned

Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Troufanov turned 29 on Monday, his second birthday in captivity. He lived with his girlfriend in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan and worked at a microelectronics company owned by Amazon."
Kibbutz Nir Oz, Southern District, Israel
"On Oct. 7, he and his girlfriend were visiting his parents and grandmother on Kibbutz Nir Oz, the Israeli community hardest hit by the attacks."
Montclair, New Jersey, United States
"Its a story about my friend Josh Katz, who lives a few blocks away from me in Montclair, New Jersey, and used to be president of our Reform synagogue."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Its about coffee, and also about the hostages on their 405th day of capitivity in Gaza."

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