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This Classic Jewish Summer Camp Song Has Been Stuck in My Head for Decades

JL;DR SUMMARY Hana LaRock reminisces about the ubiquitous Jewish summer camp song "Wherever You Go, There's Always Someone Jewish" by Rabbi Milder, written in 1983. 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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Jewish MusicJewish CommunityKlal YisraelSongNostalgiaJewish Summer CampsBelongingCultural ConnectionRabbi MilderTravels

Places mentioned

Seoul, South Korea
"whether a Hanukkah menorah lighting at a hotel in Itaewon, Seoul, when I taught in South Korea for two years"
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
"a Shabbat dinner in Phnom Penh, Cambodia when I was backpacking Southeast Asia"
Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
"or in a trendy apartment in Mexico City."
Portugal
"In Mexico, I became close friends with a girl from Boston who is still one of my closest friends to this day and we shared a make-shift Rosh Hashanah meal. Another time, my neighbors upstairs in Portugal were from Israel"
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"Amsterdam, Disneyland, Tel Aviv"
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Amsterdam, Disneyland, Tel Aviv"

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