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When Elie Wiesel was enchanted by Disneyland

JL;DR SUMMARY Elie Wiesel's reflective piece reminisces about his visit to Disneyland in 1957, highlighting the amusement park as a utopian paradise for children, evoking a sense of purity and joy akin to experiencing heaven on earth. 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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ForvertsHolocaustYiddishPhilosophyElie WieselWalt DisneyDisneylandChildhoodUtopia1957

Places mentioned

Disneyland, California, United States
"Disneyland is in California, 30 miles from Los Angeles."
New York, United States
"For those of us adults from New York who are used to wandering around for hours looking for a parking spot, this parking lot is Paradise on Earth."
Paris, France
"Even though you wont find it on an official map of California, nor on a map of America for that matter, you can be anywhere, whether it be New York or Paris, Tel Aviv or Tokyo, Berlin or Johannesburg and buy a plane ticket straight to Disneyland."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Even though you wont find it on an official map of California, nor on a map of America for that matter, you can be anywhere, whether it be New York or Paris, Tel Aviv or Tokyo, Berlin or Johannesburg and buy a plane ticket straight to Disneyland."
Tokyo, Japan
"Even though you wont find it on an official map of California, nor on a map of America for that matter, you can be anywhere, whether it be New York or Paris, Tel Aviv or Tokyo, Berlin or Johannesburg and buy a plane ticket straight to Disneyland."
Berlin, Germany
"Even though you wont find it on an official map of California, nor on a map of America for that matter, you can be anywhere, whether it be New York or Paris, Tel Aviv or Tokyo, Berlin or Johannesburg and buy a plane ticket straight to Disneyland."
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
"Even though you wont find it on an official map of California, nor on a map of America for that matter, you can be anywhere, whether it be New York or Paris, Tel Aviv or Tokyo, Berlin or Johannesburg and buy a plane ticket straight to Disneyland."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Disneyland is in California, 30 miles from Los Angeles."
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
"I met Walt Disney in 1953, in the gorgeous city on the French Riviera, Cannes."
Israel
"giving us the resources we need to report from Israel and around the U.S."

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