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We tried to fix Hallmark’s Hanukkah problem. Here’s the movie we made instead

JL;DR SUMMARY Mira Fox critiques Hallmark's approach to Hanukkah-themed films, notably criticizing their tendency to blend Jewish and Christian traditions in a way that can appear insensitive. 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 CultureInterfaith RelationsAssimilationHanukkahHallmarkHanukkah MovieCultural CritiqueJewish FilmRomantic Comedy

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New York, United States
"A junior colleague asks the meaning of Hanukkah. Esther pauses, realizes she doesnt really know, and says, Im too farklemt to do this right now."

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