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'Woke' culture is trying to steal Anne Frank.

JL;DR SUMMARY Tzlil Berko critiques the trend of casting actors who do not fit the historical ethnic identity of their roles, specifically addressing the idea of casting a Black actress as Anne Frank. 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 HistoryJewish IdentityAnne FrankIdentity PoliticsHolocaust MemoryProgressivismCultural AppropriationWoke CultureCasting ChoicesHistorical Fidelity

Places mentioned

Netherlands
"living in the Netherlands."
Israel
"This is a guest essay by Tzlil Berko, an Israeli entrepreneur and writer."
United States
"universities and schools across the U.S. and throughout the Western world,"
Qatar
"many of them Qatar-funded, now function as propaganda hubs"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"literally, someone recently walked into a Los Angeles coffee shop"

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