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The Miracle of the Light

JL;DR SUMMARY The powerful photograph taken in 1931 by Rachel Posner, showing a menorah opposite a swastika, symbolized the Jewish resistance against rising Nazi power and underscored a broader theological battle. 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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Christopher HitchensMonotheismHanukkahNazismMenorahJewish ResistanceSwastikaEqualityRachel Posner

Places mentioned

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
"Among Jewish images of illumination there are few more inspiring than one taken in the German city of Kiel in 1931."
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