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Why the Israeli ‘Euphoria’ creator couldn’t wait to go to jail

JL;DR SUMMARY Ron Leshem, renowned for creating Israeli and American TV shows like Euphoria, reflects on his early years as a journalist embedded in a juvenile prison for research. 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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StorytellingIsraeli TelevisionRon LeshemTmira YardeniDaniel ChenHagar Ben AsherCinemaEuphoriaBad BoyJuvenile Detention

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"show Bad Boy, which had its world premiere Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"...tv show Euphoria and HBOs Valley of Tears was a 20-something journalist, he embedded himself in a prison..."

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