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How a special Yiddish word and a phone company inspired Delia Ephron's new Broadway play

JL;DR SUMMARY Delia Ephron's Broadway play "Left on Tenth," inspired by an aggravating phone call with Verizon, explores her journey of rediscovering love and resilience after personal loss. 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 CultureYiddishMemoirResilienceBroadwayGriefLoveBashertDelia EphronVerizon

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Beverly Hills, California, United States
"Ephron grew up in Beverly Hills to two Jewish screenwriter parents, before she moved to New York City for college."
New York City, New York, United States
"Ephron grew up in Beverly Hills to two Jewish screenwriter parents, before she moved to New York City for college."

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