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Why a 100-year-old film about a 'City Without Jews' seems disturbingly prescient today

JL;DR SUMMARY "The City Without Jews," a 1924 silent film newly rescreened with contemporary Klezmer music, foreshadowed the dark trajectory of antisemitism in Europe leading up to the Holocaust. 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 CultureHolocaustKlezmer MusicViennaExpulsionNazi PartyUtopiaThe City Without JewsSilent Film

Places mentioned

Vienna, Austria
"his narrative, Tanzer comments, emphasizes that Jews were such an integral part of [Viennas] culture and everyday life."
New York City, New York, United States
"with more performances to come, including at New York Citys Anshe Chesed in May."
Minsk, Belarus
"was later exiled to the Minsk ghetto."
Paris, France
"followed by the discovery of a complete print in a Paris flea market in 2015."

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