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New Doc Celebrates Israeli Olympian Swimmer’s Comeback

JL;DR SUMMARY "Parting the Waters," a documentary by Michele Kuvin Kupfer, explores her journey back into competitive swimming at the 2022 Maccabiah Games after a 40-year hiatus. 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 IdentityResilienceHadassahDocumentary FilmOlympicsJewish OlympicsMaccabiah GamesIsraeli SwimmersCompetitive Swimming

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"At 14, Kupfer joined the swim team at the Jerusalem YMCA and began the training that elevated her to elite athlete."
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
"Kupfer grew up in Palm Beach, Fla., at a time when the sundrenched barrier island was rife with antisemitism."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Ultimately, Parting the Waters is about finding bubbles of possibility, the director said in a Zoom interview from her home in Washington, D.C."

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