‘His last name was Bernstein’: Exchange over yarmulke brings antisemitism into focus in murder trial

JL;DR SUMMARY In the trial of Samuel Woodward for the murder of Blaze Bernstein, the focus on Bernstein's Jewish identity alongside his sexual orientation has brought the issue of antisemitism into question. 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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