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Tangled Up in Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY Tanglewood, the renowned summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, owes much of its existence to Jewish contributors like Serge Koussevitzky, a Jewish conductor who transformed it into a significant cultural and educational hub. 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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Leonard BernsteinJewish MusiciansAaron CoplandGreat DepressionSerge KoussevitzkyTanglewoodBoston Symphony OrchestraPaul FrommAmerican Symphonic Culture

Places mentioned

Lenox, Massachusetts, United States
"Nathaniel Hawthorne, who had rented a house in Lenox, Mass., in 1850 to write in seclusion and wound up hating the place coined the name Tanglewood."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Its deeply ironic that Tanglewood, which is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary as the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra"
New York City, New York, United States
"Raphael Mostel is a composer based in New York City (www.mostel.com)."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"and after a highly emotional concert in Tel Aviv, he decided to donate his entire music library"

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