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The leaders Israel needs may not live there — yet

JL;DR SUMMARY The article reflects on the legacy of Stanley Fischer, former governor of the Bank of Israel, emphasizing the urgent need for diverse leadership in Israel that includes Jews from the Diaspora. 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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LeadershipJewish IdentityDiaspora JewsResponsibilityLegacyGlobal ChallengesStanley FischerFinancial ExpertiseTransnational Leadership

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Israel
"At the height of a remarkable global career vice chairman of Citigroup, former International Monetary Fund deputy director and vice chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, an economist whose counsel shaped the financial policies of nations he didnt choose comfort or legacy. He chose responsibility."
United States
"At the height of a remarkable global career vice chairman of Citigroup, former International Monetary Fund deputy director and vice chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, an economist whose counsel shaped the financial policies of nations he didnt choose comfort or legacy. He chose responsibility."
Zimbabwe
"Born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), Fischer left the United States, where he had settled and developed his illustrious career, to lead the Bank of Israel not out of necessity, but out of conviction."

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