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Sharon Osbourne Opens Up About Trauma Anti-Semitism Had On Her Family

JL;DR SUMMARY Sharon Osbourne shared the profound impact of antisemitism on her family during an exploration of her ancestry for the BBC show Who Do You Think You Are. 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 IiMinority GroupsAshkenazi JewishJeremy CorbynPrejudiceBritish ArmyWho Do You Think You AreSharon OsbourneDon Arden

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United Kingdom
"Osbourne learned that her father, who grew up in England and served in the British army during World War II, continued to experience anti-Semitism even when he served as a soldier."
Germany
"She recalled that once, during a business meeting in Germany, an associate apologized for taking her to a restaurant that was full of Jews."

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