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I grew up in Venezuela. Will Maduro's ouster bring my Jewish community the security we need?

JL;DR SUMMARY The removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States marks a pivotal moment for the Venezuelan Jewish community, which has faced years of deterioration in safety and relations since the rise of Hugo Chávez in 1999. 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 CommunityDiasporaPolitical ChangeVenezuelaNicolás MaduroHugo ChávezDelcy RodriguezIsrael Venezuela RelationsJewish History In Venezuela

Places mentioned

Caracas, Vargas, Venezuela
"For Venezuelan Jews inside the country and across the diaspora the United States shocking removal of President Nicols Maduro from power marks an inflection point in a long and painful chapter marked by vulnerability, fear and exile."
Israel
"Venezuela's relationship with the Jewish people was not only about providing a refuge for Jews following the Holocaust."
United States
"Being Jewish has become more difficult in advanced democracies like the U.S. since the Oct. 7 attack."

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