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The Last Jewish American

JL;DR SUMMARY A fictional narrative set in 2033 explores the rise of populism in American politics and the resulting plight of Jewish Americans. 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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IdentityJewish HistoryEmigrationExodusJewish AmericansPolitical ChangePopulismGenocide Wealth TaxFuture Narrative

Places mentioned

Kentucky, United States
"Governor Beshear from Kentucky never had a chance, and Governor Shapiro from Pennsylvania never got out of the gate due to his faith."
Pennsylvania, United States
"Governor Beshear from Kentucky never had a chance, and Governor Shapiro from Pennsylvania never got out of the gate due to his faith."
California, United States
"In the end, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna from California prevailed."
New York, United States
"His chief advisor, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, provided his support in exchange for Khannas commitment to appoint a vice president of his liking."
Georgia, United States
"That person would be Senator John Ossoff from Georgia."
Michigan, United States
"Sensing the opportunity, Michigan was next."
Israel
"Starting in mid-2031, the Israeli embassy and all its American consulates had to close."
France
"France, which recently elected its first Muslim President, also followed suit."
Darien, Georgia, United States
"In an ironic twist of history, her leaving the United States is 62 years after her grandmother arrived in Darien, Georgia from Cairo, Egypt, where her family had a one way visa out because Jews were not considered citizens of the country."
Ethiopia
"She books her flight on Ethiopian Airways (El Al has long been banned and any US carrier that works with a genocide state is punished)."
Cairo, Egypt
"In an ironic twist of history, her leaving the United States is 62 years after her grandmother arrived in Darien, Georgia from Cairo, Egypt, where her family had a one way visa out because Jews were not considered citizens of the country."
Tehran, Iran
"And it is 60 years after her grandfather came to the United States from Tehran, Iran, where he came to get his graduate degree from Georgia Tech and create a new life."
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