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I Hope My Daughters Are Always This Proud of Their Judaism

JL;DR SUMMARY Karen Cinnamon reflects on her desire for her daughters to confidently embrace their Jewish identity, contrasting their open expressions of Judaism with her own more reserved experience growing up in a predominantly non-Jewish environment in London. 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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FamilyJewish TraditionsJewish IdentityCommunityJewish PrideParentingLondonChildhoodCultural Expression

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London, United Kingdom
"I grew up in a Jewish neighborhood in London, in a home with a strong Israeli foundation and energy."
Israel
"It was a happy, vibrant childhood, filled with Shabbat dinners, synagogue and summers in Israel every year."

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