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.
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.
