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The Charedi leaver who is singing the Yiddishe blues

JL;DR SUMMARY Pini Brown, a 26-year-old musician, navigates two contrasting worlds: the Chasidic community of Stamford Hill and East London's vibrant music scene. 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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Charedi CommunityJewish HeritageCultural FusionTransformationUk Jewish Film FestivalPini BrownYiddishe BluesDalstonMusic And IdentityChasidic Life

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Stamford Hill, Hackney, United Kingdom
"Pini Brown, straddles two very different worlds: the Chasidic community in Stamford Hill and the late night jazz clubs of next-door hipster neighbourhood, Dalston."
Dalston, Hackney, United Kingdom
"Pini Brown, straddles two very different worlds: the Chasidic community in Stamford Hill and the late night jazz clubs of next-door hipster neighbourhood, Dalston."
Jerusalem, Israel
"But in the Jerusalem Ger Charedi community where he grew up, only religious music was permitted."
London, England, United Kingdom
"Tall and striking, with a quirky dress sense that sometimes still incorporates his coat and shtreimel now as fashion statement, not uniform   he quickly became a recognisable and popular figure in East London."
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Brighton, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Leeds, United Kingdom
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Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom
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