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The ‘new’ Jewish problem, and how to solve it

JL;DR SUMMARY The aftermath of October 7 has jolted Jewish communities worldwide, challenging the perception of a harmonious Jewish "golden age." 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 EducationZionismDiasporaAmerican JewsCommunity DynamicsLouis BrandeisCultural Connection

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Israeli society back to discussions of conceptual collapse"
United States
"The surge in antisemitism across U.S. campuses and public spaces blindsided Jewish institutional leadership"
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"He is a Harvard Middle East Initiative research fellow and the former director of the Reut Institute."

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