Nakba and Survival: The Anti-Heroes of 1948

JL;DR SUMMARY In his new book "Nakba and Survival: The Story of the Palestinians who Remained in Haifa and the Galilee, 1948-1956", historian Dr. Adel Manna delves into the lesser-known history of Palestinians who stayed in parts of the Galilee post-1948. 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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