Well, for a woman who's been dead thirty years, she looked very good

[sovay]

We are in the shower. I am very angry. derspatchel thoughtfully passes me the soap.

"I can't believe there are still Jews supporting Trump. Israel is not a sufficient excuse. Do we have any Jewish Republicans in the Massachusetts Senate? There must be a local chapter of AIPAC or something. I should call them up. 'Hello! Did you vote for Trump? If so, congratulations! This trash fire is partly your fault! Are you doing everything in your power to oppose his ban on Muslims and refugees? If you aren't, if you had any relatives who died in the Holocaust, I hope they haunt you. Seriously, Great-Aunt Malke, I hope she sits on the end of your bed every night—'"

"A blessing on your head—mazel tov, mazel tov—"

"Yes! And she looks like some kind of giant white-faced accordion¹ and she keeps singing from Fiddler on the Roof and you're shouting, 'Stop it, fuck off, it's not the same!' and she's just like 'Anatevka, Anatevka'!"

1. I saw a stage production once in San Francisco with really good puppets.

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Sounds reasonable to me

[negothick.livejournal.com]

And reminded me of a true story, when I was directing a Coast Guard Academy production of Fiddler on the Roof some 20 years ago. The chorus members didn't have full scripts--only the music for their parts--and many of them had never seen the show, so each scene was a revelation. When we reached the final scene, and they had to sing "Anatevka" as they left the shtetl, one woman cadet burst into tears. "It's so sad! How can this be the ending? It's a musical!" I responded with something like "Because it has to end this way--that's what really happened." She was stunned--she refused to believe me. I had to tell her about my grandparents, who came from similar shtetls around 1905-6.

Those who are ignorant of history. . .

Re: Sounds reasonable to me

[sovay]

When we reached the final scene, and they had to sing "Anatevka" as they left the shtetl, one woman cadet burst into tears. "It's so sad! How can this be the ending? It's a musical!"

I hope this happened in rehearsal!

Those who are ignorant of history. . .

And those who choose for their own ends to ignore it.