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‘Transmitzvah,’ Streaming on Netflix, Is Full of Yiddish and Jewish Magic

JL;DR SUMMARY "Transmitzvah" is a unique Spanish-language musical film on Netflix that sensitively portrays the intersection of Jewish and transgender identities. 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 CultureJewish IdentityFamily DynamicsArgentinaTransgenderNetflixJewish MysticismYiddish MusicTransmitzvahDaniel Burman

Places mentioned

France
"Emilia Prez, the French-directed musical film about a Mexican drug cartel boss"
Mexico
"Emilia Prez, the French-directed musical film about a Mexican drug cartel boss"
Israel
"gender-affirming surgery (carried out by an Israeli surgeon, no less)"
Spain
"another Spanish-language musical movie about a transgender woman landed on Netflix"
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"witnessing Jewish spaces across Buenos Aires and beyond"

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