Etgar means "challenge. " And my family name is Keret, which means "urban. " So my name is … - Etgar Keret

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He prefers not to ruin things with any more questions. What it is is what it is.

Etgar Keret

Etgar means "challenge. " And my family name is Keret, which means "urban. " So my name is "urban challenge. " My joke is, it's a good description of a birth but a strange name for a human being.

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