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The real problem with 'A Real Pain' is that it isn't Jewish enough

JL;DR SUMMARY "A Real Pain," Jesse Eisenberg’s latest film, critically observes the phenomenon of Holocaust tourism through the journey of two cousins on a heritage tour in Poland. 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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Jewish HistoryHolocaustJewish IdentityFamily DynamicsPolandJewish FilmJesse EisenbergHolocaust TourismInherited TraumaHeritage Tour

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Our trip culminated in a visit to Yad Vashem, Israels Holocaust museum."
Israel
"As the tour bus sped along the wall that chokes the edge of the West Bank, we plugged in our headphones and stared at pictures on our phones instead of out the window at the evidence of the occupation."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"In Warsaw, James brings the group to the monument to the heroes of the Warsaw ghetto uprising,"
Lublin, Poland
"In elegant shots underscored by Chopin, the movie highlights the way Jewish life was erased from Lublin, and the way it has persisted"
Indiana, United States
"Every detail Davids Indiana University baseball cap, Dianes sensible Skechers, James plucky enthusiasm for gravestones is intended to capture a real Jewish experience."
Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States
"Mark (Daniel Oreskes) and Diane (Liza Sadovy) are self-identified boring retirees from Shaker Heights who have family from here who immigrated long before the Holocaust."
Caesaria, Haifa District, Israel
"We wandered through Caesaria and a biblical nature reserve, kicking up dirt and looking longingly for opportunities to buy ice cream."

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