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I Can’t Stop Thinking About the One Jewish Character in ‘Yesteryear’

JL;DR SUMMARY Daci Platt reflects on the brief yet impactful representation of a Jewish character in Caro Claire Burke's novel, Yesteryear, which is gaining buzz for its satire on "tradwife" influencers and upcoming film adaptation starring Anne Hathaway. 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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IdentityJewish RepresentationBelongingAnne HathawayOnline InfluenceYesteryearCaro Claire BurkeNatalieRachel WeissmanTradwife Influencers

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