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Social work has a Jewish problem.

JL;DR SUMMARY Andrea Tovah's essay explores the challenges Jews face within the field of social work amidst rising antisemitism. 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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Jewish IdentityZionismIdentity PoliticsAssimilationJewish Self DeterminationTikkun OlamSocial WorkMarginalizationCultural Humility

Places mentioned

Israel
"The idea that Mizrahi, Sephardic, Ethiopian, and Soviet Jews often grow up with a more connected awareness of antisemitism, due to lived or closely held family experiences, is something Ive been noticing and thinking about a lot."
Iran
"Whether raised in Iran, the former Soviet Union, or across the Middle East, many Jews experienced persecution, expulsion, and even death simply for being Jewish."
Russian Federation
"Whether raised in Iran, the former Soviet Union, or across the Middle East, many Jews experienced persecution, expulsion, and even death simply for being Jewish."
New York, United States
"family member shared, his late father recalled seeing a sign in New York that said, No dogs or Jews allowed."
Egypt
"Consider the absurdity of Jews leading a Passover Seder that scrubs all references to Israel from the Haggadah (the text that guides the Passover Seder and tells the story of the Exodus from Egypt); or ignoring that Passover is the story of Jews liberating themselves from slavery in Egypt to the Land of Israel."

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