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Summertime in Graz and Salzburg

JL;DR SUMMARY Hilary Danailova reflects on a vacation to Graz and Salzburg, cities in Austria marked by a complex Jewish history, which rebounded with renewed Jewish life post-Holocaust. 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 HistoryHolocaustSynagogueNazismTheodor HerzlAustrian CultureSalzburgGrazThe Sound Of MusicMarc Feingold

Places mentioned

Graz, Styria, Austria
"Set amid the foothills of the Eastern Alps, Graz straddles the Mur River and is the heart of a southern Austrian region called Styria."
Salzburg, Austria
"Salzburg is a three-hour drive or a four-hour train ride northwest through staggeringly beautiful Alpine landscapes."

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