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The Uneasy Life of a Jew in Egypt

JL;DR SUMMARY Living as a Jew in Cairo, Egypt offers a complex and often challenging experience, as recounted by an anonymous American Jew residing there. 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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PassoverJewish IdentityMiddle EastJewish LifeDiversityEgyptInterfaith RelationsCairoCultural ExchangeTashlich

Places mentioned

Cairo, Egypt
"An American Jew in Cairo: Living as a Jew in Egypt?s capital comes with its challenges but also moments of incredible bonding with others."
Alexandria, Egypt
"I never knew him personally, but it seems Ive lived a life quite like Andrew Pochter, the 21-year old Jewish American tragically killed in Alexandria, Egypt on Friday."
Imbaba, Cairo, Egypt
"The other day another American and I met a new Egyptian friend for dinner in Imbaba, a poorer area of Cairo where she lives."

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