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What Will Become of the Memories?

JL;DR SUMMARY Isaac Osiel, a Sephardic Jew from Toronto, has unexpectedly become a key figure in Holocaust remembrance by organizing affordable heritage trips to Poland. 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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HolocaustJewish EducationJewish IdentityJewish HeritagePolandAshkenaziSephardicSurvivorsCommunity ServiceInterfaith Understanding

Places mentioned

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"His family is Moroccan and he was born in Toronto, not the most likely profile to lead Holocaust tours."
Poland
"after traveling to Poland and spending time with survivors generated a sense of urgency"
Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
"That night, he met Faigie Libman, a survivor whose father was murdered in Dachau."
Israel
"after spending five years studying in Israel that her birth mother was Goeths daughter."
United States
"Most of the other participants in his particular group were wealthy, Conservative Jewish young professionals from Canada, the US, and Australia."
Australia
"Most of the other participants in his particular group were wealthy, Conservative Jewish young professionals from Canada, the US, and Australia."
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
"He also hoped to vary the participation to include a mix of ages and degrees of Jewish observance while serving as president of his shul, Petah Tikva Congregation in Toronto."
Tangier, Tangier-Assilah, Morocco
"My grandfather was niftar young, at forty-two, leaving my grandmother a thirty-eight-year-old widow with thirteen children in Tangiers."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Almost four years ago, Isaac and Talia left their hometown of Toronto to make aliyah with their six girls, settling in Jerusalems Katamon neighborhood."
Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
"On Friday morning, the group visited Auschwitz, where Manny had been imprisoned."
Lodz, Łódź, Poland
"Manny was determined to say Kaddish for his father, who was niftar before the war and was buried in the cemetery in Lodz."
Lublin, Poland
"Earlier that day, the tour brought the group to Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin, and Rabbi Mathias distributed Pirkei Avos to everyone and gave them a taste of learning Mishnayos."
Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland
"One ninety-something survivor, says Rabbi Diamond, led Shabbos Mevarchim davening in a shul in Krakow, and that was a real closure for him, as he himself was originally from Krakow."

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