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Tragedy alone will not create change

JL;DR SUMMARY Leslie Zane and Mark Mandell argue that the magnitude of a tragedy, like antisemitic attacks, does not inherently prompt lasting social change. 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 CommunityViolenceBlack Lives MatterMemoryGeorge FloydSocial ChangeNarrativeBrandPublic Mobilization

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Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
"Tragedies like Bondi both devastating and familiar to the Jewish community before and since Oct. 7, 2023 are unlikely to produce sustained social change, lasting cultural memory or meaningful momentum against antisemitism."
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"Recent events in Minneapolis offer a contemporary illustration of this same dynamic."

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