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Fox’s ‘Doc’ Explores Memory, Medicine and Some Jewish Faith

JL;DR SUMMARY Fox's medical drama "Doc" explores themes of memory loss and personal identity, with a Jewish twist. 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 RepresentationMedicineMemory LossTelevisionCharacter DevelopmentDr. Amy LarsenDocItalian AdaptationBarbie KligmanHank Steinberg

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Italy
"the series is adapted from a hit Italian show that is inspired by a real physician who suffered a similar memory loss."
California, United States
"During a Zoom interview from her home in Southern California, Kligman, a veteran writer and producer who has worked on a number of television series,"
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The 54-year-old grew up in Brooklyn, the youngest of four girls, and attended Yeshiva of Flatbush for elementary school."

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