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When ‘All In the Family’ Tackled Antisemitism with the Best Yiddish Curse

JL;DR SUMMARY In a memorable 1971 episode of Norman Lear's groundbreaking sitcom "All in the Family," the show cleverly tackled antisemitism using humor and cultural representation. 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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YiddishOrthodox JudaismJewish RepresentationNorman LearSitcomAll In The FamilyArchie BunkerComedy1971 Television

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New York, United States
"Norman Lears All in the Family gave us a perfect clapback to antisemitism."
Washington DC, United States
"Richard Nixon made his infamous Jew Count demoting Jewish employees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"played by Neil J. Schwartz (whom you might know as Bag Zombroski from Happy Days)."

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