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In Mexico City, a young artist’s affair threatens her Syrian-Jewish community

JL;DR SUMMARY Leona, set in Mexico City, explores the turmoil of a young Syrian-Jewish muralist, Ariella, who falls in love with a non-Jewish Mexican, prompting a crisis with her traditional community. 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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Family DynamicsMexico CityMarginalizationFemale AgencyInterfaith RomanceTradition Vs. ModernitySyrian Jewish CommunityMuralistArtistic IdentityIssac Cherem

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Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
"Set in Mexico City, Leona is a coming of age tale that follows a young female muralist who falls in love with a non-Jewish Mexican and winds up essentially disinherited from her own community."
New York City, New York, United States
"Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City."
California, United States
"In 2019, she received a first place prize from the Los Angeles Press Club for Reviews-TV/Film, All Platforms, at the Southern California Journalism Awards."
New York, United States
"Simi Horwitz won a 2018 Front Page Award from the Newswomens Club of New York for her Forward story, Ruchie Freier: Hasidic Judge, American Trailblazer."

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