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JL;DR SUMMARY The editorial team at Jewish Currents fields reader questions on complex cultural and political topics, exploring Jewish identity and community sustainability outside Zionism, as well as issues with comparing genocides and the implications of Zionism's perception. 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 IdentityZionismDiasporaJewish CurrentsHebrew LanguageAnti ZionismPrint MediaGenocide ComparisonCultural Continuity

Places mentioned

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"The first question comes from Ben from Philadelphia, and he writes, I've been following your writings and conversations about Jewish language and cultural revival and the pressing need for new Jewish institutions since the outbreak of the horrors in Gaza."
Palestinian Territories
"The first question comes from Ben from Philadelphia, and he writes, I've been following your writings and conversations about Jewish language and cultural revival and the pressing need for new Jewish institutions since the outbreak of the horrors in Gaza."
United States
"If America is a country that reliably deracinates and denatures immigrant groups' ancestral culture over the course of a few generations, how can Jews manage to sustain their cultural practices and sense of community?"
New York, United States
"So this is from Ethan from New York. What is the importance of printing a physical magazine?"
Brussels, Belgium
"The next question is Finn writing from Brussels in Belgium."
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