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Israeli-American Hostage Sagui Dekel-Cohen Sings a Beautiful Song for His Daughters and the Remaining Hostages

JL;DR SUMMARY Sagui Dekel-Chen, an Israeli-American formerly held hostage, has touched many hearts with a poignant rendition of the Hebrew song "Keren Shemesh" amidst his family and those whose lives he impacted through Bikurim, a music-focused boarding school he co-founded near the Gaza border. 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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FamilyGazaMusicResilienceLoveHostageHopeBikurimSagui Dekel CohenKeren Shemesh

Places mentioned

Southern District, Israel
"the school was a village for gifted youth, with the aim to teach them music at the Gaza border, where Sagui and Tamar lived."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"He was taken into Gaza after protecting his pregnant wife and two young daughters."
Jerusalem, Southern District, Israel
"an American-born and bred professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem"
Nir Oz, Southern District, Israel
"Sagui and his friend and Nir Oz neighbor Tamar Kedem Siman Tov started a boarding school in Eshkol called Bikurim."

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