In the footsteps of the 'Jewish Dickens'

JL;DR SUMMARY Dr. Nadia Valman from Queen Mary, University of London has created a walking tour app that delves into the Jewish history of east London using the works of Israel Zangwill, a 19th-century Jewish writer often referred to as the 'Jewish Dickens'. 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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