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How a Jewish man with Parkinson’s won ‘Jeopardy!’ after 24 years and a missed voicemail

JL;DR SUMMARY Harvey Silikovitz became a sensation as he became the first person with Parkinson's disease to win on the game show Jeopardy!, after an arduous 24-year journey to get onto the show. 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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ForvertsYiddishResilienceEmma GoldmanParkinson's DiseaseJeopardy!TriviaHarvey SilikovitzMichael J. Fox FoundationHebrew Youth Academy

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New Jersey, United States
"Growing up in New Jersey, he attended the Hebrew Youth Academy."

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