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Jewish Masterpiece: ‘Hatikvah’

JL;DR SUMMARY During an open-air service in April 1945, survivors at Bergen-Belsen sang "Hatikvah," captured by a BBC reporter, illustrating hope amidst despair. 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 IdentityZionismIsraeli National AnthemHatikvahBergen BelsenCultural SymbolismNaftali Herz ImberSamuel CohenMelody Origin

Places mentioned

London, United Kingdom
"a reporter for BBC Radio captured a group of survivors singing Hatikvah."
Bergen-Belsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
"five days after British troops first entered the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp"
Jerusalem, Israel
"After all, that song was not only written by a sabra but also seemed to have prophetic powers, given that its release at the cusp of the Six-Day War ushered in the recapture of the Old City."
Jordan
"I don't turn to the East, because I live in the middle. The East I am looking at is Jordan, or India or China."
India
"I don't turn to the East, because I live in the middle. The East I am looking at is Jordan, or India or China."
China
"I don't turn to the East, because I live in the middle. The East I am looking at is Jordan, or India or China."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The handful of YouTube videos showing it being played in various Gulf States in recent years, for instance at a medal ceremony honoring a victorious Israeli athlete in Abu Dhabi, or during an official ceremony at the royal palace in Bahrain, may soon seem as quaint as Weills forced Hollywood ending."
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
"for instance at a medal ceremony honoring a victorious Israeli athlete in Abu Dhabi"
Bahrain
"or during an official ceremony at the royal palace in Bahrain"

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