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Looking Back 50 Years (Gulp), Purim Spoofs Tell A Tale

JL;DR SUMMARY Gary Rosenblatt reflects on his long history of crafting Purim Spoofs, nostalgic yet aware of the challenges in contemporary satire amidst current global and Jewish crises. 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 TraditionJewish HumorPurimCultural CritiqueSatireMedia CommentaryGary RosenblattPurim SpoofsHistorical ReflectionsSensitivities

Places mentioned

Israel
"The Mideasts only democracy, savagely attacked by a terrorist group committed to eradicating it, is accused of genocide..."
Jerusalem, Israel
"The only year during my tenure at The Jewish Week that we didnt publish a Purim Spoof was in 1996, when, in the days leading up to Purim, five suicide bombings three in Jerusalem..."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The only year during my tenure at The Jewish Week that we didnt publish a Purim Spoof was in 1996, when, in the days leading up to Purim, five suicide bombings three in Jerusalem (including a No. 18 bus), one in Tel Aviv..."
Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel
"The only year during my tenure at The Jewish Week that we didnt publish a Purim Spoof was in 1996, when, in the days leading up to Purim, five suicide bombings ... and one in Ashkelon murdered 62 Israelis."
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"In fact, this is the 50th year since I started writing and publishing a Purim Spoof in the Baltimore Jewish Times in 1975..."
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
"The most prominent philanthropist in Baltimore back in the day was Harry Weinberg, a real estate mogul who, because he owned so much property in Hawaii, was sometimes referred to as Honolulu Harry."
Tennessee, United States
"Mickey and Minnie caught in Maus trap: After banning award-winning Holocaust graphic novel in schools, Tennessee school boards are fed up with all mice, including the elderly unwed couple shown here smooching."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"president makes statements that seem hard to believe turning Gaza into the Riviera"

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