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Sukkah in Bavaria

JL;DR SUMMARY "Sukkah in Bavaria" chronicles the efforts of Rabbi Oscar M. Lifshutz, a US Army Chaplain, to construct a sukkah for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Munich, Germany, during the post-WWII era. 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 TraditionGermanyAmerican JewsHolocaust MemorySukkotInterfaith CooperationBureaucracyPost WwiiJewish ChaplaincyUs Army

Places mentioned

Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"Thus began my friendly encounter with the US Army Engineers to build a sukkah for the Feast of Tabernacles in Munich, Germany."
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States
"At the time this article was published, Rabbi Oscar M. Lifshutz was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas."
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