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A Chicago cinema canceled a pro-Israel movie screening, relented — then canceled again

JL;DR SUMMARY A planned screening of the documentary "Bring The Family Home" about campus antisemitism was canceled twice by the Facets Film Forum in Chicago, sparking controversy over free speech and accusations of antisemitism. 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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ChicagoCensorshipFree SpeechDocumentaryCampus CultureKosha DillzJewish VisibilityFacets Film Forum

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Soon after a Chicago theater canceled a screening of a documentary about campus antisemitism, its operators had second thoughts."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"He said he felt it was important to bring people together following the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., last week."
Israel
"the Chicago Jewish Alliance has taken an aggressive stance in pushing back against what it perceives as antisemitism in Chicago."

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