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Elmo Has Always Been a Jewish Ally

JL;DR SUMMARY Elmo’s Twitter account was recently hacked with antisemitic and racist content, causing outrage among fans who cherish his role as a Jewish ally on Sesame Street. 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 HolidaysJewish CultureJewish RepresentationSocial MediaHebrewSesame StreetShalom SesameHackElmo

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Israel
"Elmo has also been a central part of Rechov Sumsum, the Israeli Sesame Street, and has spoken to Israels greatest stars, from musician Idan Raichel to Olympic medalist Linoy Ashram on the Israeli version of The Not-Too-Late Talking Show with Elmo."
United States
"And of course, if youre a Jewish parent raising kids here in America, youve probably been using Elmo to help you raise Jewish kids for years, because there are so many great Jewish Sesame Street books starring the puppet."

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