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Opinion | Alex Edelman crashed a white supremacist meeting. It left him grappling with his own Jewish identity

JL;DR SUMMARY Comedian Alex Edelman explores his Jewish identity through his solo show "Just For Us," inspired by his mixed feelings about attending a white supremacist meeting. 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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IdentityJewish IdentityModern OrthodoxWhite SupremacyPrivilegeComedyAlex EdelmanJust For UsRace

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"Comedian Alex Edelman performs at Irving Plaza in New York City on Nov. 9, 2021."
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"which premiered at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2018 and just made its way to the U.S. on Dec. 6,"
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Edelman grew up in Boston (a really racist part of Boston called Boston) in a Modern Orthodox home."
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
"in 2014, his first solo show, Millennial, won Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival."

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