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Overhauled Kennedy Center takes on the mantle of combating antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY The Kennedy Center is adopting a proactive approach to combat antisemitism through the arts under its new leadership. 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 ArtistsExhibitJewish ContributionsPolitical ControversyIsraeli ArtCultural BoycottKennedy CenterMarc ProvisorIsraeli Lounge

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Artist and curator Josef Palermo has lived in Washington for nearly two decades, but he wasnt aware that the Kennedy Center had an Israeli lounge until he joined the venerable cultural institution as its curator of visual arts and special programming this summer."
New York, United States
"The Israel Philharmonic faced demonstrations outside Carnegie Hall during a four-day run of performances in New York this month."
Israel
"Now, the walls of the Israeli Lounge are covered with paintings by American-Israeli artist Marc Provisor as part of a special monthlong exhibit commemorating the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks in Israel."
Belgium
"In September, a Belgian music festival rescinded an invitation to the Munich Philharmonic because it was being led by an Israeli conductor."

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