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This Jewish family acquired a farm in 1889 Oklahoma. Now it’s on stage in New York City.

JL;DR SUMMARY Alice Eve Cohen's play, "Oklahoma Samovar," explores the rich, unlikely history of her Jewish ancestors who settled in Oklahoma during the 1889 Land Run after fleeing Latvia. 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 HistoryJewish ImmigrationTheaterMother Daughter RelationshipsAmerican HistoryFamily HeritagePioneersAlice Eve CohenOklahoma SamovarWestward Expansion

Places mentioned

Chandler, Oklahoma, United States
"When I die, I want my ashes scattered over Sylvias farm in Chandler, Oklahoma."
New York City, New York, United States
"Now its on stage in New York City."
Latvia
"her Jewish ancestors unlikely path from freeing the Russian Army in Latvia"
Kansas, United States
"to living in a dugout in Kansas"
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"life in Brooklyns Orthodox Jewish community"
Borough Park, New York, United States
"Both of my parents were from Borough Park, Brooklyn"
Upper West Side, New York, United States
"Cohen, who lives on the Upper West Side"

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