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What I learned about American Jews while collecting Judaica for LA fire victims

JL;DR SUMMARY Rachel Steinhardt shares her experience organizing a Judaica collection drive for Jewish families affected by the L.A. wildfires. 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 IdentityAmerican JewryJewish HeritageCommunity SupportJudaicaDonation DriveCultural PreservationL.A. WildfiresSynagogue EffortsHanukkah Decor

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"LOS ANGELES While the L.A. wildfires were still smoldering in January, I sat down to write a personal reflection on what Judaica means to the heart of Jewish homes like the ones that had been consumed in the inferno."
Washington DC, United States
"and a motherlode from the Washington, D.C. area."
Alaska, United States
"We received packages from places like Alaska, Montana, Maine and Texas, and a motherlode from the Washington, D.C. area."
Montana, United States
"We received packages from places like Alaska, Montana, Maine and Texas, and a motherlode from the Washington, D.C. area."
Maine, United States
"We received packages from places like Alaska, Montana, Maine and Texas, and a motherlode from the Washington, D.C. area."
Texas, United States
"We received packages from places like Alaska, Montana, Maine and Texas, and a motherlode from the Washington, D.C. area."
Israel
"sent from all over. I had managed to help start a Judaica collection and distribution team with some like-minded partners."
Germany
"Among the items donated to a Judaica drive for L.A. fire victims was a pair of tzitzit worn by a German Jewish child immigrant in the early 20th century."
Pennsylvania, United States
"One: Bat mitzvah girl from Pennsylvania, who, as her Mitzvah Project, rallied her community to collect four boxes worth of items to ship to us."

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