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Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?

JL;DR SUMMARY The Netflix miniseries "Apple Cider Vinegar" draws inspiration from the controversial life of Max Gerson, a German Jewish refugee whose unorthodox cancer treatment methods have been widely criticized by modern medicine. 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 HistoryNetflixCancerAlternative MedicinePseudoscienceWellnessMax GersonGerson TherapyAlycia Debnam CareyJessica Ainscough

Places mentioned

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
"Founded in 1978 by Maxs daughter Charlotte, the institute is headquartered in San Diego as a nonprofit but its physical treatment center is across the border in Tijuana, where medical regulations are less stringent."
New York, United States
"He operated a cancer clinic in upstate New York, testified on his methods before the Senate and authored multiple books documenting his methods prior to his death in 1958."
San Diego, California, United States
"Founded in 1978 by Maxs daughter Charlotte, the institute is headquartered in San Diego as a nonprofit but its physical treatment center is across the border in Tijuana, where medical regulations are less stringent."
Germany
"Born in Germany in 1881, Gerson received his medical education in Europe, graduating from the University of Freiburg."
Vienna, Austria
"Gerson fled Germany for Vienna in 1933 as the Nazis came to power and soon banned all people of Jewish or related blood from working for the state including in the field of cancer research, which Hitler, a hypochondriac, had made a policy priority."
United States
"Eventually Gerson and his family made their way to the United States."

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