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Joshua Malina speaks out

JL;DR SUMMARY Joshua Malina, renowned for his role on 'The West Wing,' is leveraging his profile to amplify Jewish voices and address issues like antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 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 IdentityHollywoodAmericans For Peace NowJoshua MalinaMel GibsonRabbi Shira StutmanThe West Wing

Places mentioned

New Rochelle, New York, United States
"The former yeshiva boy, who grew up in New Rochelle, has visited Israel several times, and has long expressed dismay that Jews in Hollywood often avoid speaking openly about the Jewish state."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Malinas safe haven, as one might think of it, is a cleverly named new podcast, Chutzpod!, that he is co-hosting with Rabbi Shira Stutman, until recently the spiritual leader of Sixth & I, a non-denominational synagogue in Washington, D.C."
Israel
"Malina became friendly with Stutman in 2017, when they traveled through Israel and the Palestinian territories together on a Jewish leadership tour hosted by Encounter, a nonpartisan educational organization."

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