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How a son of Holocaust survivors joined a commune and helped to free 'Hurricane' Carter

JL;DR SUMMARY Sam Chaiton's memoir, "We Used to Dream of Freedom," weaves together the narratives of growing up as the child of Holocaust survivors and his role in the effort to free Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a wrongfully imprisoned boxer. 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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Holocaust SurvivorsCultural IdentityAdvocacyFamily EstrangementWrongful ConvictionRubin Hurricane CarterToronto CommunityCommune LivingHolocaust TraumaSam Chaiton

Places mentioned

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Chaiton, a 74-year-old Toronto author and playwright, had a birds eye view of both storylines."
Paterson, New Jersey, United States
"a judge overturned Hurricane Carters conviction for a 1966 triple homicide in Paterson, NJ."
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
"the Five Believers Batik retail stores in Toronto, Palm Beach, Florida and Long Island."

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