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The most Jewish moments from Barbra Streisand’s memoir

JL;DR SUMMARY Barbra Streisand's memoir, 'My Name is Barbra,' is rich with reflections on her Jewish heritage, which she embraces and celebrates throughout her life and career. 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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BrooklynJewish IdentityJewish FoodJewish HeritageBarbra StreisandBroadwayBella AbzugYentlFunny Girl

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Streisand was born in Brooklyn, in April 1942."
New York City, New York, United States
"Later, she gushes about knishes from Yonah Schimmels on Houston Street in New York."
Israel
"A premiere was held for Yentl in Israel in April of 1984, and on the same visit, Streisand dedicated the Emanuel Streisand School of Jewish Studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, named for her father."
Czechia
"The movie was filmed in what was then Czechoslovakia, beyond the Iron Curtain, at a time when the communist government was cracking down on Jewish worship."

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