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JL;DR SUMMARY Isaac Lewendel and Dominique Idlas-Nobelson's comprehensive, self-published work explores the history of La Lande, an obscure detention camp in Nazi-occupied France. 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 HistoryHolocaustYivoCenter For Jewish HistoryArchivesVichy FranceNazi Occupied FranceLa LandeDetention CampUgif

Places mentioned

Monts, Centre-Val de Loire, France
"Located in Monts, a village in the serene, sheep-and-chateau-dotted Loire Valley, La Lande was an easy walk to the Disneyesque Chateau de Cand."
Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France
"Early on, they, along with non-Jews then in residence, could exit the camp to attend medical or dental appointments in nearby Tours or simply to go for a stroll."
New York, United States
"After the war, all UGIF records were transferred to YIVO, now a part of the Center for Jewish History in New York."

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