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Jill Sobule was as much a Jewish icon as a queer one

JL;DR SUMMARY Jill Sobule, an influential singer-songwriter and self-described two-hit wonder known for songs like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Supermodel," passed away at 66 in a tragic 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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Places mentioned

Woodbury, Minnesota, United States
"Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule died in a house fire at age 66 at her home in Woodbury, Minnesota, on May 1."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"including gigs at such venerable venues as Club Passim in Cambridge, Mass."
New York City, New York, United States
"and Joes Pub in New York City."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"A Wicked Soul in Cherry Hill, a staging in Los Angeles of the true story of a New Jersey rabbi convicted of arranging the murder of his wife."
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States
"A Wicked Soul in Cherry Hill, a staging in Los Angeles of the true story of a New Jersey rabbi convicted of arranging the murder of his wife."
New York, United States
"In 2007, she performed in a revue of songs from Fiddler at a Jewish music festival in New York, alongside the Klezmatics and Theodore Bikel, who played the lead character, Tevye."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"In a 2023 interview with Lilith Magazine, Sobule described herself as a Denver Jew, third generation from the Old Country."

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