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Comic Gianmarco Soresi mines his mixed Jewish background for laughs

JL;DR SUMMARY Stand-up comedian Gianmarco Soresi draws humor from his mixed Jewish and Italian background, underscoring his identity as a cultural Jew. 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 RitualsJewish IdentitySocial MediaIsrael CriticismComedyEntertainmentCultural JudaismGianmarco SoresiMixed BackgroundTovah Silbermann

Places mentioned

Potomac, Maryland, United States
"Raised in Potomac, Maryland, Soresi said his parents divorced before he was a year old."
Great Neck, New York, United States
"My moms maiden name was Rothkrug, and she grew up in Great Neck, on Long Island."
Miami, Florida, United States
"Soresi, a passionate theater kid who would earn a degree in musical theater from the University of Miami, got to perform during seders."
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
"Soresi has been in a committed relationship for more than five years with Tovah Silbermann, who was raised in New Orleans in a Chabad community."
New Hampshire, United States
"During crowd work at a New Hampshire show earlier this year, he was speaking with a woman named Carol about whether she was raising her daughter to be religious."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"In a July appearance at Montreals Just For Laughs comedy festival, Soresi told the crowd he might be in favor of a three-state solution."
New York, United States
"Soresi and Silbermann have just moved from Manhattans Lower East Side to Brooklyn."
Israel
"When he was 24, Soresi went on Birthright, the free trip to Israel offered to young Jewish adults."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"These days, Soresi is an outspoken critic of Israel and its actions in Gaza, as well as its policies toward Palestinians in general."

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