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JL;DR SUMMARY Janis Ian: Breaking Silence is a documentary exploring the life and musical legacy of Jewish singer-songwriter Janis Ian, known for her breakthrough hits "Society’s Child" and "At Seventeen." 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 CultureHolocaustInterracial RelationshipsDocumentaryLgbtq+Folk MusicSinger SongwriterArtistic ResilienceGrammy AwardsJanis Ian

Places mentioned

Encino, California, United States
"About 20 people paid to get into her performance in a concert hall in Encino, Calif."
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
"You were raised on a chicken farm in a secular Jewish household in Monmouth County, N.J."
Florida, United States
"We live in a great house in a great place, even though its in Florida."
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
"I had been to see a young singer from Kentucky named Lance Callin at the Bluebird Cafe [in Nashville]."

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