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Dancing through Itzhak Perlman’s birthday klezmer concert was a joyous blast from my Yiddish past

JL;DR SUMMARY Celebrating Itzhak Perlman's 80th birthday, a joyous klezmer concert was held at the Beacon Theater, featuring Perlman alongside renowned klezmer musicians from bands like The Klezmer Conservatory Band and The Klezmatics. 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 CultureJewish MusicYiddishCommunityKlezmerPerformanceItzhak PerlmanThe KlezmaticsBirthday CelebrationBeacon Theater

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New York, United States
"Then, a couple of weeks later, a dear friend notified me about an upcoming concert in New York"

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