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How a curator and a rabbi joined forces to keep a piece of Boston's Jewish history alive

JL;DR SUMMARY A captivating collaboration between a curator and a rabbi has preserved an important piece of Boston's Jewish history, the Sam Katz Torah ark from Chelsea, Massachusetts. 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 HistoryAmerican JudaismBostonPreservationMuseum Of Fine ArtsTorah ArkChelseaSam KatzRabbi David WhimanImmigrant Artisans

Places mentioned

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"to make the short hop from Chelsea to northeast Boston,"
Houston, Texas, United States
"took him first to Houston, where he stayed for the better part of decade,"
Syosset, New York, United States
"and, later, to Syosset, Long Island."
Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
"its from Chelsea, Massachusetts."

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