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Pioneering rabbi evicted from historic Krakow building rendered ownerless by the Holocaust

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Tanya Segal, Poland's first full-time female rabbi, recently faced eviction from her apartment in Krakow's historic Kazimierz district due to Poland's controversial lack of a comprehensive Holocaust restitution law. 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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Holocaust HistoryJewish RevivalHolocaust RestitutionKrakowProperty RightsRabbi Tanya SegalKazimierz DistrictBeit Krakow CongregationHistoric Jewish NeighborhoodsPolish Law

Places mentioned

Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland
"When Rabbi Tanya Segal landed an apartment at 12 Jozefa Street in Krakow a decade ago, she was thrilled."
Poland
"Poland remains the only member state of the European Union that has not passed national legislation to provide restitution or compensation for private property seized during the Holocaust or nationalized by the postwar Communist regime, Gideon Taylor, president of the World Jewish Restitution Organization, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"In Warsaw, where he lives, most property was destroyed during the war, and there was little to reclaim in the way of structures."

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