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A lapse to pass over

September 15, 2011 09:58

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Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

1 min read

Filmmaker Jon Ronson, tweeting about a visit to Israel, recalled his grilling at Ben Gurion Airport.

"You say you're Jewish?" barked his inquisitor. "Name the High Holy Days! Say something in Hebrew."

"I can't rememember the High Holy Days," he pleaded, before venturing "Pesach".

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