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From Germany, a ‘Sopranos’ set in the world of a Jewish delicatessen

JL;DR SUMMARY The new German TV series, The Zweiflers, creatively imagines a world where the Sopranos' Italian deli is replaced by a Jewish deli serving cholent, set amidst a Jewish family's complex life in Frankfurt. 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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IdentityInterfaith RelationshipsJewish DeliFrankfurtGerman JewsCultural PortrayalThe ZweiflersTony SopranoSymchaDavid Hadda

Places mentioned

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
"about a Frankfurt family who opened a traditional Jewish deli"
New York, United States
"part of the New York Jewish Film Festival this month"
Israel
"speaking Hebrew over Zoom from Israel"
Miami, Florida, United States
"The Zweiflers is playing virtually from Jan. 10 at the Miami Jewish Film Festival"
London, United Kingdom
"Samuels girlfriend, Saba (Saffron Coomber), who is from London"

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