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The Ultimate Sacrifice: The Faith and Courage of IDF Widows

JL;DR SUMMARY Chava Zenilman, Hadas Loewenstern, Dana Cohen, and Galit Vizel represent the resilience and faith of IDF widows who have lost husbands in recent conflicts in Gaza. 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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Community SupportSacrificeGaza ConflictJewish UnityFaithEmotional ResilienceLegacyFinancial AidSingle ParenthoodIdf Widows

Places mentioned

Gaza, Northern District, Israel
"four men in my family were fighting in Gaza, but the modiim [soldiers tasked with delivering news of a fellow soldiers death]"
Jerusalem, Israel
"Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion accompanied six-year-old Achiya Zenilman on his first day of school."
Maale Adumim, Jerusalem, Israel
"Chava, who lives in Maale Adumim, is functioning well and caring for her children despite the hole in her heart."
Harish, Haifa District, Israel
"Hadas, who lives in Harish, a city between Netanya and Haifa,"
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"She also recalls a Chareidi man from Brooklyn who arrived at her door just before Pesach."
Five Towns, New York, United States
"Right after thirty-eight-year-old Master Sgt. Loewensterns death, a dozen men flew in from the Five Towns on Long Island to comfort Hadas."
Shlomit, Southern District, Israel
"The family lived in Shlomit, a Religious Zionist village situated four miles from the border with the Gaza Strip."
Bnei Dekalim, Southern District, Israel
"says Vizel, who lives in Bnei Dekalim with her four children."
Ramat Gan, Central District, Israel
"Rabbi Vizel, a graduate of the Hesder yeshivah in Ramat Gan, wrote a letter to his loved ones before going into war."
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