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This Hanukkah, a new children’s book shares the true story of a young boy who kept the light on in his shtetl

JL;DR SUMMARY Sheila Baslaw, at the age of 92, has co-authored a children's book, "The Light Keeper," with Karen Levine, highlighting the true story of Baslaw's father, Samuel Saslove, who maintained the electric street lights in his shtetl in Ukraine. 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 ImmigrationResilienceChildren's LiteratureElectricityCzarist RussiaKaren LevineJewish Shtetl LifeSamuel SasloveSheila Baslaw

Places mentioned

Quebec, Canada
"My name is Joel Chiaoushou, and I'm the Quebec correspondent for the Canadian Jewish News."
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"Shmuel Saslov was the only one of his siblings to settle in Ottawa."
Kiev, Kyiv, Ukraine
"It's about her late father, Samuel Saslov, who grew up in a shtetl near Kiev in part of Ukraine."
Uman, Cherkashchyna, Ukraine
"At a later date, the family did move to Oman."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"And one in Toronto as well, just last weekend."
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Retrieved 2024-12-26 05:30:36 UTC
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