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The Great Moror Merchant

JL;DR SUMMARY Set in 1932, this charming narrative recounts a true story from Jewish Life magazine, showcasing the ingenuity and determination of a Jewish merchant in pre-state Palestine. 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 CustomsPassoverJewish HumorJewish LifePolandAgricultureSederEretz YisroelHorseradish1932

Places mentioned

Israel
"It had to do with the Pesach Seder. Not one Seder, mind you, but the Seder in each and every home in each and every city and town in Palestine, as it was known then."
Smilsk, Opole, Poland
"Palestine may be short of vegetables, but Smilsk in Poland most certainly was not."
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States
"At the time of this writing, Rabbi Israel Polyeff was spiritual leader of Congregation Tifereth Israel in New Castle, Pennsylvania."
Japan
"A graduate and musmach of Yeshiva University, he served as a U.S. Army Chaplain in Japan for two years."
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