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What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank review: ‘a play as Jewish as they come’

JL;DR SUMMARY Nathan Englander's play "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank," staged at Marylebone Theatre, delves into the complex landscape of Jewish identity and the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in a manner that is humorously combative and deeply Jewish. 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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HolocaustJewish IdentityDiasporaAnne FrankJewish HumorIsrael Gaza ConflictJewish TraumaTheatreNathan EnglanderBritish Theatre

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