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Guns & Moses and The Myth of Redemptive Violence

JL;DR SUMMARY The author recounts attending a screening of "Guns & Moses" at the Jewish Film Festival, where the film is marketed as a response to antisemitism, but in reality highlights American capitalism as the true threat. 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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ZionismChabadIhra Definition Of AntisemitismJewish Film FestivalGuns & MosesRedemptive ViolenceMagen AmRabbi Mo

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