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I love the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. This year, it left me heartbroken

JL;DR SUMMARY Dina Fuchs-Beresin expresses her disappointment with the controversies surrounding the 25th Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF), particularly the Israeli Consulate General's withdrawal of support due to the involvement of a Muslim student juror who had criticized Israel. 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 CommunityEngagementDialogueJewish ValuesAtlantaArtJewish Film FestivalIsraeli ConsulateMuslim Student

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"So when the Israeli Consulate General to the Southeastern United States pulled its sponsorship of AJFF mid-festival last month publicly rebuking the organization over its engagement with a Muslim Morehouse College student who had made social media posts criticizing Israels actions in Gaza I felt it the way you feel a fracture in your own family."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"Just last week, a gunman rammed his vehicle into a synagogue in suburban Detroit in what the FBI called a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community."
Georgia, United States
"And what does it mean for Atlanta a city that styles itself the cradle of the civil rights movement when its Jewish community responds to disagreement in this close-minded manner?"

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