Welcome to Elena’s blog .
Dedicated to the history of Yiddish theatre and culture, this blog offers anecdotes and stories, funny, amusing, bittersweet and insightful, all presented in the signature style of Elena Yakubsfeld.
WHERE SHOULD I GO?
We are all Jews now. If you ever felt rejected, unloved and judged based solely on some inborn trait, like your skin color or your last name, mazltov, you’ve been a Jew.
a mother of all sons
How one song helps us remember that we didn't always blame our mothers for everything.
On the relativity of time
We didn’t walk off the stage, I think we crawled off, exhausted, excited, full of that special gratitude that hits you like a wave after a concert, a sense of peace and contentment.
From depth I call to you
And in the beginning of the twentieth century, the aria from “La Traviata,” “Addio del passato,” became a beloved Jewish tango—with Jewish lyrics, of course.
