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Connie Francis’ Album of Jewish Classics Must Be Heard

JL;DR SUMMARY Connie Francis, the iconic Italian-American singer known for hits like "Where the Boys Are," recorded an album in 1960 titled "Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites." 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 Culture  Jewish Music  Hebrew Songs  Yiddish  Hava Nagila  Borscht Belt  Newark  Tzena  Connie Francis  Gracie Lawrence 

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Newark, New Jersey, United States
"grew up deeply embedded in Jewish culture and language in Newark, New Jersey."

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