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Why you’re hearing 'Hatikvah' everywhere — or are you?

JL;DR SUMMARY "Caught by the Tides" is a film gaining attention for featuring a melody reminiscent of Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah," though it's actually a performance of Czech composer Bedřich Smetana's "The Moldau." 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 IdentityHatikvahFolk MusicMusical HeritageThe MoldauNational AnthemsTune FamiliesBedřich SmetanaNeil W. LevinJeff Janeczko

Places mentioned

Cannes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
"It premiered last spring at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim and has started to make its way to theaters in the United States."
China
"Caught by the Tides, directed by Jia Zhangke, is a film about two individuals and their changing relationship over the course of two decades against the backdrop of a rapidly-evolving China."
Israel
"Still, Levin writes, some attribute the melody to the Sephardic tradition, Polish folk songs, and the Basque region."
United States
"It premiered last spring at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim and has started to make its way to theaters in the United States."

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