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This New Podcast Features the Autistic Jewish Character My Kids and I Needed

JL;DR SUMMARY Alli Thresher, director of digital content for PJ Library, shares the creation journey of a new podcast aimed at representing diverse Jewish stories, particularly focusing on featuring nuanced autistic characters. 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 ValuesPj LibraryJewish ChildrenRepresentationAutismNeurodiversityInclusive StorytellingAlli ThresherBeyond The Bookcase

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Massachusetts, United States
"I'm the director of digital content for PJ Library, which means I am in charge of managing the social media strategy, creating videos, blog posts, website content, podcasts and more to supplement the wonderful free Jewish books we send to families every month."

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