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Abby Stein shows us the Hasidic Williamsburg she left behind

JL;DR SUMMARY Abby Stein, a transgender activist and former member of the Hasidic community in Williamsburg, is the focus of a new play, "Becoming Eve," produced by the New York Theater Workshop. 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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Hasidic JudaismJewish CommunityTheaterTransgender IdentityAbby SteinBecoming EveNew York Theater WorkshopTommy DorfmanEmil WeinsteinTyne Rafaeli

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Williamsburg, New York, United States
"Abby Stein grew up in the Hasidic community in Williamsburg before coming out as a transgender woman."
New York, United States
"Becoming Eve, produced by the New York Theater Workshop."

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