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Trump’s new White House ballroom architect is a Jewish immigrant who has advocated for refugees

JL;DR SUMMARY Shalom Baranes, a renowned Jewish architect and immigrant from Libya, has been chosen to lead the construction of the new East Wing ballroom at the White House, a project initiated by President Donald Trump. 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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Donald TrumpImmigrationRefugeesWhite HouseHiasWashington D.C.ArchitectureJewish ArchitectShalom BaranesEast Wing Ballroom

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"He rose to prominence as an architect in Washington, D.C., where he has designed both private and government buildings, including the Pentagon, that trend toward the modern."
Libya
"Shalom Baranes was born soon after his parents fled Libya amid antisemitic sentiment there, coming to the United States as a child with the help of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, now known as HIAS."

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