JL;DR SUMMARY Georg Morris Cohen Brandes, a notable Danish literary critic, unexpectedly intersects with Jewish history through his writings on the plight of Eastern European Jews during World War I. Brandes, often criticized by Jewish thinkers such as Ahad Ha'am for his disconnection from Jewish culture, employed his platform to criticize the antisemitic actions of Polish and Russian forces against Jews in war-torn regions. 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'.