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What it’s like being the only Jewish girl at a German school

JL;DR SUMMARY Lily Rawls reflects on her unique experience as the sole Jewish student at the German International School New York, from facing antisemitism in fourth grade to finding a sense of belonging. 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 EducationJewish CommunityJewish IdentityHolocaust EducationBilingual EducationCultural IntegrationVergangenheitsbewältigungGerman International SchoolSchool Dynamics

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues that affect their lives."
White Plains, New York, United States
"So how did proud Jewish kids from the city like us end up at a bilingual German school in White Plains?"
Israel
"All of my fathers family is in Israel, where they have been for generations."
Vienna, Austria
"My Jewish mother was born and raised in Vienna; her father spent the first two years of his life hiding from the Nazis."
Germany
"its bilingual curriculum comes directly from Germany, as do the majority of its 400 students and most of the faculty."

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