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My artist grandmother nearly made aliyah. I don't know what she'd think of Israel today

JL;DR SUMMARY Reflecting on her family's history with Israel, Olivia Haynie delves into her grandmother Kayla Silberberg's artistic legacy. 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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IdentityJewish HistorySix Day WarAliyahArtFamily LegacyCulture1968Kayla Silberberg

Places mentioned

Israel
"Ive always been particularly fascinated with a painting she did of Israel in 1968."
California, United States
"Kayla Silberberg, had a brief period where she showed her work in art shows in California."
New York, United States
"That feeling has grown stronger since I moved to New York almost two years ago."
Sheepshead Bay, New York, United States
"My grandmother grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, in a duplex that had her immediate family on top."
Coney Island, New York, United States
"When I visited Coney Island for the first time last summer, I wondered if shed often come there herself."
Durham, North Carolina, United States
"Originally from Durham, NC, she is a 2024 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania."

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