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In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses' a Jewish poet's bookstore rises back to life

JL;DR SUMMARY In Trieste, Italy, the storied Libreria Antiquaria Umberto Saba has been revitalized, restoring the legacy of Umberto Saba, a prominent Jewish poet. 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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HolocaustJewish IdentityFascismCultural PreservationItalian JewsMussoliniLiterary HistoryBookstoreUmberto SabaTrieste

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Trieste, Friuli–Venezia Giulia, Italy
"Trieste is a harbor city tucked into the northeastern corner of Italy, where hilly streets drop to piazzas along the Adriatic Sea."

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