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When Bob Dylan Sang ‘Hava Nagila’

JL;DR SUMMARY Bob Dylan's complex Jewish identity is explored in the new biopic "A Complete Unknown," starring Timotheé Chalamet. 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 MusicJewish CommunityJewish IdentityChabadHava NagilaBob DylanMinnesotaDylan Goes ElectricTimotheé ChalametZimmerman

Places mentioned

Minnesota, United States
"grew up in an observant home among a tight-knit Jewish community in a small town in Minnesota"
Wisconsin, United States
"and went to Jewish summer camp (Camp Hertzl in Wisconsin)."
Israel
"Bob Dylan also famously sang about Israel in his 1983 album Infidels"
Jerusalem, Israel
"he also visited the country for a very important occasion: his eldest son Jesses bar mitzvah at the Western Wall."

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