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We Must Learn the Hostages’ Names—and Tell Their Stories

JL;DR SUMMARY Sruli Fruchter addresses the lack of awareness among some Jewish communities regarding Israeli hostages, emphasizing the need to learn and share their stories as a form of solidarity and preservation of Jewish identity. 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 HistoryHolocaustJewish IdentityDiasporaJewish LeadershipJewish CommunitiesIsraeli HostagesSolidarityAwareness

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Israel
"The betrayal I felt since October 7, 2023, is distinct from that of my Diaspora counterparts. As an Israeli immigrant who served in the IDF and studied at Israeli universities, I did not have the same outside world to abandon me as they did to my friends outside of Israel."
Tenafly, New Jersey, United States
"When I saw that Edan Alexander, who was 19 when taken hostage, grew up in Tenafly, where I took private Hebrew lessons before going to my favorite cafe each Sunday as a kid, it hit home."
Riverdale, New York, United States
"She made Aliyah from Riverdale, New York, to serve in the IDFs Liason Unit and earned her dual BA in Jewish History and European History at Tel Aviv University."
Jerusalem, Israel
"But at the very least, I hope that committed Jews would learn the hostages names and stories. No, not just to feel guilty that it was many of them defending us on October 7, or to feel heartbroken that 19-year-old soldiers were left alone to defend entire communities and that most sacrificed their lives in the process, their bodies abducted to Gaza."
Tel Aviv, Southern District, Israel
"Ariella Goodman is currently pursuing a MA in Holocaust History at Hebrew University while working at Yad Vashem. She made Aliyah from Riverdale, New York, to serve in the IDFs Liason Unit and earned her dual BA in Jewish History and European History at Tel Aviv University."
Gaza, Southern District, Israel
"By the time that interaction took place, New Jersey-raised Edan was held captive in Gaza for almost a yeartortured and starved as we sat in an air-conditioned shul basement, griping about fasting and salivating over the bagel table set up in the corner for after the fast."

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