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In Reykjavik, Hanukkah offers a chance for Iceland’s tiny, isolated Jewish community to come together

JL;DR SUMMARY In Reykjavik, Iceland's small and isolated Jewish community finds unity and resilience during a public Hanukkah menorah lighting, set against a backdrop of heightened security and global antisemitic violence. 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 CommunityJewish IdentityChabadHanukkahMenorahCultural ChallengesCommunity BuildingIcelandReykjavik

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"The gathering took place just hours after news broke of the most recent terrorist attack on Jews, this one a celebration of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia."

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