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Nazis destroyed Munich’s main synagogue in 1938. Parts of it were just found in the city’s river.

JL;DR SUMMARY Construction workers in Munich recently uncovered stone tablets from the demolished Great Synagogue of Munich, including tablets bearing the Ten Commandments. 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 HeritageSynagogueNazi GermanyMunichKristallnachtTen CommandmentsJewish Museum MunichReichenbachstrasse SynagogueIsar River

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Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"Fragments of the former Great Synagogue of Munich are seen at the site of discovery at the Isar River in Munich, July 4, 2023."
Berlin, Germany
"BERLIN (JTA) Alongside Munichs river, construction workers made a sensational discovery last week."

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