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Faces of Orthodoxy: Stories of Orthodox Jews, One Face at a Time

JL;DR SUMMARY In response to Netflix's portrayal of Orthodox Jews in "My Unorthodox Life," Alexandra Fleksher initiated a counter-narrative through social media campaigns like #myorthodoxlife and Faces of Orthodoxy. 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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Places mentioned

Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"Alexandra Fleksher is the dean of academics at Chaviva High School for Girls in Cleveland, Ohio."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"We told the stories of people from Cleveland, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Jerusalem, Chicago, Dallas, South Florida, New Jersey and Toronto."
New York, United States
"We told the stories of people from Cleveland, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Jerusalem, Chicago, Dallas, South Florida, New Jersey and Toronto."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"We told the stories of people from Cleveland, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Jerusalem, Chicago, Dallas, South Florida, New Jersey and Toronto."
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"We told the stories of people from Cleveland, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Jerusalem, Chicago, Dallas, South Florida, New Jersey and Toronto."
Jerusalem, Israel
"But the piece of feedback that was perhaps the most revelatory to me was from a Chareidi journalist in Jerusalem: Faces of Orthodoxy is one of the most brilliant creations of our time."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"We told the stories of people from Cleveland, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Jerusalem, Chicago, Dallas, South Florida, New Jersey and Toronto."
Dallas, Texas, United States
"We told the stories of people from Cleveland, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Jerusalem, Chicago, Dallas, South Florida, New Jersey and Toronto."
Florida, United States
"We told the stories of people from Cleveland, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Jerusalem, Chicago, Dallas, South Florida, New Jersey and Toronto."
New Jersey, United States
"We told the stories of people from Cleveland, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Jerusalem, Chicago, Dallas, South Florida, New Jersey and Toronto."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"We told the stories of people from Cleveland, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Jerusalem, Chicago, Dallas, South Florida, New Jersey and Toronto."
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