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Artists Found the Most Jewish Way to Talk Antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY SHVILIM (Hebrew for "paths"), a project commissioned by the Ontario Arts Council, seeks to explore and articulate antisemitism by engaging a diverse team of artists and educators. 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 CultureEducationJewish ArtistsDebateNuanceCollaborationShvilimOntario Arts CouncilBridging Worlds

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Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
"Ziysah is the 2nd Poet Laureate of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada."
Ontario, Canada
"SHVILIM (Hebrew for paths) is an initiative commissioned by the Ontario Arts Council to provide resources to artists and arts workers on understanding antisemitism and its impacts."
Canada
"I live in a small Canadian city with a very small Jewish population."
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"The interactive production premiered at Ottawas undercurrents festival (2016) interweaving dance, song, storytelling, and rich visuals."
Russian Federation
"In this horrific 1952 event, Stalins regime executed thirteen leading Jewish artists, poets and intellectuals as part of a wider campaign to publicly scapegoate Jewish communities."

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