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A publisher is reissuing a 1931 novel to bolster Jewish representation in Hollywood

JL;DR SUMMARY Sam Wasson, a noted Jewish film historian, is reissuing the 1931 satire 'Rabbi Burns' to address and counter criticisms of antisemitism related to the Academy Museum's recent Hollywood exhibit. 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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Jewish CommunityHollywoodJewish InfluenceAcademy MuseumFilm HistoryRabbi BurnsAben KandelEdgar MagninSam Wasson

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"When the Academy Museum in Los Angeles was accused of antisemitism over its exhibit on Hollywoods Jewish founders, one Jewish film historian and author in Los Angeles looked to respond using a different medium: the written word."

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