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Remembering Abe Foxman, the longtime ADL leader known as the ‘Jewish pope,’ who always answered my calls

JL;DR SUMMARY Abe Foxman, the longtime leader of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), passed away at age 86, leaving behind a legacy as one of America's most influential Jewish figures. 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 SurvivorTrumpJewish American Heritage MonthJewish LeadershipAdlU.S. Israel RelationsBidenObamaAbe Foxman

Places mentioned

Baranavichy, Brest, Belarus
"Born in Baranavichy in 1940, in what is now Belarus, Foxman survived the Holocaust as an infant after being hidden by his Polish Catholic nanny, who baptized him to hide his Jewish identity, while his parents were confined to a ghetto."
Austria
"After the war, he was reunited with his parents, first living in a displaced persons camp in Austria before immigrating to the United States."
New York City, New York, United States
"He was also vice chairman of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"Foxman attended the Yeshiva of Flatbush."
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
"He became more critical of Trump after the president said that there were very fine people on both sides in response to a 2017 neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia."
Jerusalem, Israel
"He advised Trump to be cautious about making good on his promise to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"He advised Trump to be cautious about making good on his promise to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem."
Michigan, United States
"If theyre worried that the Arabs in Michigan will vote with their feet, they need to worry that Jews can also vote with their feet."

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