for Thursday, December 3, 2020

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Zhanna Slor in Forward

In Zhanna Slor's defense of Ron Howard's film adaptation of "Hillbilly Elegy," she explores how the film resonates with Jewish themes, particularly the importance of family and the capacity for personal redemption irrespective of one's socioeconomic background.

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by Matt Sienkiewicz

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