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Now Do You Believe Us?

JL;DR SUMMARY Following a horrific massacre by gunmen at Sydney's Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community, Julie Szego explores the complex feelings of sorrow and bitter vindication. 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 CommunityAustraliaViolenceJewish SafetyJewish SecurityJewish ExperiencesJew HatredPolitical ResponseBondi Beach Massacre

Places mentioned

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Of all the difficult emotions Ive been forced to grapple with in the hours since two gunmen, a father and son, carried out a massacre of Jews at Sydneys Bondi Beach, the most complicated is a bitter, dark sense of vindication."
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
"The Jewish victims in Manchester, England, were killed outside a shul;"
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"the young Israeli diplomats in Washington, D.C., outside a Jewish museum."
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