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Passover at the Obama White House becomes a children’s tale

JL;DR SUMMARY A new children's book, "Next Year in the White House," authored by Richard Michelson and illustrated by E.B. Lewis, depicts the first Passover Seder held at the White House, attended by President Obama and his daughters. 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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PassoverPj LibraryBarack ObamaFreedomInclusivityJewish American HistoryObamaChildren's BooksEric LesserWhite House Seder

Places mentioned

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
"The story of that 2008 campaign Seder is the stuff of legend, passed around in Jewish Democratic circles in Washington for years."
Massachusetts, United States
"The book was written by Richard Michelson, a childrens book author and poet, and illustrated by E.B. Lewis."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"A photo showing Lessers grandmother at the first White House Seder was in the newspaper in 2009, and his aunt brought it to her in her retirement community in Brooklyn."

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