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Claude Lanzmann, Iconic ‘Shoah’ Filmmaker, Dies At 92

JL;DR SUMMARY Claude Lanzmann, a seminal figure in Holocaust documentary filmmaking, passed away at 92. 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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HolocaustFilmEastern EuropeDocumentaryShoahTheresienstadtClaude LanzmannJewish CouncilBenjamin MurmelsteinFrench Legion Of Honor

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Paris, Île-de-France, France
"Lanzmann, a French Jew who directed the canonical 1985 film Shoah, died at the age of 92 in Paris on Thursday, Le Monde reported."

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