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Jewish Music Legend Neil Sedaka Was a Mensch and an Amazing Grandfather

JL;DR SUMMARY Neil Sedaka, the Jewish music legend known for hits like "Calendar Girl" and "Laughter in the Rain," passed away at 86. 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 MusicJewish HeritageAshkenaziSephardiBorscht BeltCarole KingElton JohnNeil SedakaYiddishe MamaLaughter In The Rain

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Sedaka was raised in a tight-knit Jewish home in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn."
Israel
"In the 60s, he toured Israel and in 1966, he recorded several songs in Hebrew, including a medley of Hebrew classics and a version of his hit song You Mean Everything to Me."

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