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How Jewish identity is formed matters

JL;DR SUMMARY The article emphasizes the significance of fostering a strong, positive Jewish identity in youth as a means to combat antisemitism and inspire inclusivity. 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 EducationJewish IdentityDiversityJewish PrideEmpathyInclusivityCultural NarrativesErik EriksonFacing History And Ourselves

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Russian Federation
"This type of antisemitism was also deployed in the USSR, a society that didnt require Jews to convert to another religion but rather demanded that Jews shed their Jewishness in order to fit in."
United States
"In actuality, Jews are a proud and diverse people who have thrived for millennia, and whose collective experience is far richer that simply surviving oppression."

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