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Learning from Menachem Begin

JL;DR SUMMARY Menachem Begin, Israel's sixth prime minister, is remembered for his multifaceted legacy, including peace with Egypt, expanding settlements, and surviving political controversies. 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 IdentityZionismJewish LeadershipIsraeli PoliticsMiddle East ConflictJewish UnityHadarPolish JewsMenachem BeginIrgun

Places mentioned

Israel
"To stand with Israel these days exacts a social cost."
Brest-Litovsk, Brest, Belarus
"The world of Begins childhood in Brest-Litovsk, Belarus, was entirely hostile to Jews."
Komi, Russian Federation
"From Lukikes, Begin was shipped to the Pechora Gulag, near the northern Urals."
Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
"They ended up in Vilnius, where Begin was closely watched by the Soviet NKVD."

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