The “Making & Breaking History” Edition

JL;DR SUMMARY In a discussion by Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron, several key topics are explored: the potential revolt of diaspora Jews against Netanyahu's annexation plans in the West Bank, the discovery of 19th-century graves in a no-longer-active cemetery in Israel, the debate surrounding the darker aspects of the Haganah's history, and a conversation about engaging with racist and anti-Semitic scholars. 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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