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Why Poland’s president canceled his menorah lighting — and how the West helped make that happen

JL;DR SUMMARY Poland's President Karol Nawrocki has ended the country's presidential menorah lighting tradition, aligning with far-right sentiments and nationalistic views in 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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Jewish TraditionsHolocaust DenialPolandMenorahJewish MinoritiesHolocaust RevisionismWestern ResponseKarol NawrockiGrzergorz Braun

Places mentioned

Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"This Hanukkah, the night is darker over Warsaw."
Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
"As we grapple with the horrific massacre of Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Bondi Beach, Australia, another assault on a Jewish holiday tradition is occurring halfway across the world."
Latvia
"Polands President Karol Nawrocki at a news conference in Latvia on Dec. 11."

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