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  "path": "/2026/06/11/ewish-composer-justin-hurwitz-featured-at-final-concert-of-the-semester-at-la-mesa-arts-academy/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-12T01:41:09.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Cailin Acosta",
    "Jewish History",
    "Music, Dance, and Visual Arts",
    "San Diego County",
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  "textContent": "Composer and songwriter Justin Hurwitz, who wrote the music for La La Land, is Jewish and of Russian, Polish, Syrian, and Lebanese descent. Hurwitz attended Harvard University, where he was roommates with director Damien Chazelle. The two later collaborated on La La Land and several other films.  [Cailin Acosta}",
  "title": "Jewish composer Justin Hurwitz featured at final concert of the semester at La Mesa Arts Academy"
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