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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Rachel Weisz, left, and Rachel McAdams in “Disobedience.” (Agatha A. Nitecka/Bleecker Street)

‘Disobedience’ aims to accurately portray lesbian love — and the Orthodox Jewish community

By Naomi PfeffermanPublished May 3, 2018

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Sebastian Lelio, the director who recently won the Academy Award for best foreign film for “A Fantastic Woman,” grew up Catholic in Chile knowing almost nothing about observant Jews.So when the Jewish actress Rachel Weisz approached...

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