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‘The Eternals’ is Marvel’s most Jewish story — that may be the most interesting thing about it

JL;DR SUMMARY Marvel's film "The Eternals," based on Jack Kirby's comic, is rich with Jewish themes, drawing heavily on biblical and Kabbalistic references. 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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HashemKabbalahJewish ThemesComicsMarvelSci FiMythologyJack KirbyThe EternalsCelestials

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New York, United States
"Kirby, born Jacob Kurtzberg in 1917 on the Lower East Side to Austrian immigrants, was raised Conservative, went to Hebrew school, and learned Jewish folklore and the art of storytelling from his mother Rose."

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