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When It Comes to Summer, Some Things Never Change

JL;DR SUMMARY Cindy Scarr reflects on her childhood summers spent at the Sincos pool, a shared community space offered by an elderly couple to her family, the local rabbi and rebbetzin. 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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FamilyJewish FamilyTraditionCommunityNostalgiaMemorySummerChildhoodSiblingsPools

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Location: The Sincos pool in Atlanta, Georgia"

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