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Small town life and casual racism in 1960s Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Turn Left at the End of the World, a whimsical comedy-drama by Avi Nesher, explores the immigrant experience in 1960s Israel through the lens of two families—one Indian and one Moroccan—relocated to a small Negev town. 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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ImmigrationCultural IdentityEthnic TensionsIndian JewsIsraeli FilmMoroccan JewsCricket1960s IsraelSmall Town LifeAvi Nesher

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