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Between 1956 and 1958, and again from 1963 to 1967,[26] his family lived in the United States in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, while father Benzion Netanyahu taught at Dropsie College.[6] Benjamin attended and graduated from Cheltenham High School and was active in the debate club, chess club, and soccer.[6] He and his brother Yonatan grew dissatisfied with a perceived superficial way of life they encountered in the area, including the prevalent youth counterculture movement, literary interpretation focused on individualized feelings, and the liberal sensibilities of the Reform synagogue, Temple Judea of Philadelphia, that the family attended.[6] To this day, he speaks fluent English, with a noticeable Philadelphia accent.[27] |