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Super Satmar?

JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin critiques the feature article on Yoeli Landau, a wealthy Satmar philanthropist, in Mishpacha magazine. 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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Charedi CommunityEducationPhilanthropySatmarWelfareFinancial IndependenceYoeli LandauChazal ValuesSocietal Responsibility

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Yoeli Landau, the mega-wealthy Satmar tycoon and philanthropist from New York, is the subject of a recent feature article in Mishpacha magazine, titled Declaration of Independence."
Ramat Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem, Israel
"Ive had absolutely heartbreaking conversations with poverty-stricken charedim in Ramat Beit Shemesh, who I myself have hired where possible, but theyve often not been suited to anything above janitorial work."

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