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Paintings of unbearable life in the Lodz Ghetto

JL;DR SUMMARY The exhibit "Capturing the Ghetto: Artistic Portrayals of Everyday Life in the Lodz Ghetto" at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, showcases art from prisoners in the Lodz ghetto during World War II. 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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World War IiLodz GhettoJewish Historical InstituteNazi Occupied PolandChaim RumkowskiJozef KownerDavid FriedmannGhetto ArtSurvival Through ArtGhetto Conditions

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Warsaw, Łódź, Poland
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