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Jill Sobule, pop star who also composed songs for a new ‘Yentl,’ dies at 66

JL;DR SUMMARY Jill Sobule, an influential Jewish pop singer renowned for her 1990s hit "I Kissed A Girl," has died at age 66 in a house fire. 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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Fiddler On The RoofJewish MusicJewish IdentityIsaac Bashevis SingerYentlPop CultureJill SobuleI Kissed A GirlQueer NarrativesDowntown Seder

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"The cause of death was a fire at her home outside Minneapolis, her publicist announced late Thursday."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"Sobule, who grew up as the only Jewish student at her Catholic school in Denver, broke new ground when she released I Kissed A Girl in 1995."
Beverly Hills, California, United States
"(The movie, focused on a Jewish teenager in Beverly Hills, is getting a new life now with a TV series.)"
New York City, New York, United States
"She was a repeat participant in the Downtown Seder, a musical Passover performance held annually in New York City."
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States
"And in 2022, she played both a cantor and the rabbis wife in A Wicked Soul in Cherry Hill, a staging of the true story of the New Jersey rabbi convicted of arranging the murder of his wife."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"...delivered the standout performance, according to a review in the Los Angeles Times."

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