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West Bloomfield Iraqi Christians rushed to aid Temple Israel on a terrifying day. An open invitation for Shabbat followed.

JL;DR SUMMARY In a heartwarming display of interfaith solidarity, West Bloomfield's Iraqi Christian Chaldean community rapidly responded to an attempted attack on Temple Israel by offering their Shenandoah Country Club as a refuge. 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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ShabbatCommunity SupportSafetyTemple IsraelInterfaith SolidarityWest BloomfieldRefugeChaldean CommunityIraqi ChristiansActs Of Heroism

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West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States
"Last weeks attempted attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, prompted the Shenandoah Country Club across the street which serves the towns Iraqi Christian Chaldean community to provide a refuge across cultural lines."
Baghdad, Iraq
"According to Chaldean community member Jibran Jim Manna, who was born in Baghdad, the love the Chaldean community has for Jews goes all the way back to Iraq."
New York City, New York, United States
"Originally from New York City, she is a graduate of the dual bachelors program between Columbia University and Tel Aviv University, where she studied Middle Eastern studies and political science."

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