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As a teen, I see the Jewish present in new films about the Jewish past

JL;DR SUMMARY Exploring the unique perspective of a Jewish teenager, Micah Bidner reflects on how recent films like Jesse Eisenberg's "A Real Pain" and others like "The Brutalist" and "September 5" resonate deeply with his own experiences and understanding of Jewish history. 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 HistoryIsraeli Palestinian ConflictJewish IdentityFamily DynamicsResilienceIntergenerational TraumaHolocaust RemembranceHistorical ReflectionCinematic Storytelling

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New York, United States
"As someone who has attended a Jewish day school in New York State for most of my life, Ive been immersed in the history, texts and traditions that shape our identity."
Poland
"The cousins travel to Poland to honor their grandmother and connect with their Holocaust history, yet their personal tensions constantly overshadow the weight of their familys past."

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