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Thoughts about the Chanukah Massacre in Australia

JL;DR SUMMARY Ken Silverman discusses the tragic massacre in Sydney, Australia, which occurred on the first night of Chanukah, highlighting the impact on the closely-knit Jewish community 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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Jewish HistoryJewish CommunityHolocaust SurvivorsAustraliaBabylonian TalmudChanukahJewish ResiliencePublic Menorah LightingJewish Council Of Australia

Places mentioned

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"In light of the Chanukah massacre in Sydney, well talk to Sarah Schwartz, a human rights lawyer who grew up in Sydney, and is the founding executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia."
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"Ive had the good fortune of spending a fair amount of time in the Jewish community in Sydney and Melbourne, and the Australian Jewish community is one of the most extraordinary that I have ever seen anywhere in the world."

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