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Whether fleeing Nazis, Cossacks, wildfires or ICE, we all need a 'go bag'

JL;DR SUMMARY Joan Afton reflects on the concept of a 'go bag,' a kit ready for quick evacuation, as she navigates the recurring wildfires in Los Angeles. 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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Eastern EuropeImmigrationJewsIntergenerational TraumaLos AngelesFamily HistoryWildfiresPreparednessFleeing PersecutionGo Bag

Places mentioned

Los Angeles, California, United States
"After 20 years in LA, we are now People With Go Bags."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"They met and married and raised families (and took The Daily Forward), in Chicago."
Romania
"from Romania, Latvia and Ukraine."
Latvia
"from Romania, Latvia and Ukraine."
Ukraine
"from Romania, Latvia and Ukraine."
Santiago, A Coruña, Spain
"Intricate and dangly silver earrings from a walk on the Camino de Santiago, Spain."

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