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‘Shtisel’ spin-off ‘Kugel’ richly portrays diasporic Hasidic community

JL;DR SUMMARY "Kugel," a spin-off of the popular series "Shtisel," dives into the nuanced dynamics of Antwerp's Hasidic community. 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 CultureShtiselKugelYiddishHasidic CommunityTelevision SeriesAntwerpHaredi LifeNuchem ShtiselSasson Gabai

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Antwerp, Belgium
"The unique, heymish (down-to-earth) atmosphere of the Belgian citys Orthodox community is marvelously captured in the new Israeli fictional television drama Kugel."
New York, United States
"Haredi Jews traveled everywhere on bicycles something I had never seen in my hometown of New York."

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