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‘The Studio’ Takes on Being Jewish in Hollywood in Hilarious and Poignant Ways

JL;DR SUMMARY "The Studio," a series by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, cleverly satirizes the complexities of Jewish identity and representation in Hollywood. 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 IdentityJewish RepresentationHollywoodSatireHumorCinemaSeth RogenJewish CreativesEvan GoldbergThe Studio

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Israel
"Remick replies: Israel is technically a part of Asia."
Syosset, New York, United States
"she complains the Leventhals drove from Syosset to watch with me"

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