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Netflix’s ‘Long Story Short’ Brings Nuance to Stereotypes about Jewish Mothers

JL;DR SUMMARY "Long Story Short," an animated series by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of "BoJack Horseman," explores the nuanced portrayal of Jewish family life through the Schwooper family. 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 IdentityFamily DynamicsStereotypesAnimated SeriesJewish MothersLisa EdelsteinCultural PortrayalLong Story ShortRaphael Bob WaksbergNaomi Schwartz

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