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‘It’s a Small World After All’ Now Has New Lyrics From Its Original Jewish Composers

JL;DR SUMMARY The iconic Disney song "It's a Small World (After All)," known for its enduring global resonance, received a lyrical update this year with a 70th anniversary verse penned by its original Jewish composers, the Sherman Brothers. 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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Peace MessageJewish ComposersHebrew TranslationCultural UnityDisneyRichard ShermanRobert ShermanSherman BrothersIt's A Small WorldRechov Sumsum

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Anaheim, California, United States
"The ride, which first premiered at the New York Worlds Fair in 1964 and was moved to Disneyland in 1964, is now part of Fantasyland in the U.S.s Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, as well as Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland."
Orlando, Florida, United States
"The ride, which first premiered at the New York Worlds Fair in 1964 and was moved to Disneyland in 1964, is now part of Fantasyland in the U.S.s Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, as well as Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland."
Paris, Île-de-France, France
"The ride, which first premiered at the New York Worlds Fair in 1964 and was moved to Disneyland in 1964, is now part of Fantasyland in the U.S.s Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, as well as Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland."
Tokyo, Japan
"The ride, which first premiered at the New York Worlds Fair in 1964 and was moved to Disneyland in 1964, is now part of Fantasyland in the U.S.s Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, as well as Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland."
Jerusalem, Israel
"One such version a mixed bilingual one was famously shared in a 1986 episode of Rechov Sumsum, Israels Sesame Street, in which stars of the show sing it together, including actress and comedian Miki Kam (The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem) in Hebrew and actor Makram Khoury (The West Wing, House of Sadaam) in Arabic."

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