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How Did A Yiddish Opera Wind Up In Cuba Of All Places?

JL;DR SUMMARY "Hatuey: Memory of Fire," a Yiddish-Cuban opera, recently premiered in Havana, marking a cultural milestone that bridges Jewish and Cuban heritage. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureYiddishCubaRuth BeharOperaCultural BridgesHatueyAsher PennLa Opera De La CalleCuban Jewish Relations

Places mentioned

Havana, Cuba
"You may have heard that the Yiddish-Cuban opera Hatuey: Memory of Fire, made its way to Havana in early March."
New York, United States
"I left Cuba with my family after the revolution and came to live in New York when I was 5 years old."
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
"But by the 1920s, Hatuey had become the brand name of a premium beer brewed in Santiago de Cuba."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"In mid-March 2016, on the eve of President Obamas historic visit to Cuba, I attended a comparative literature conference at Harvard University."
Israel
"Many are making aliyah to Israel or heading on to Miami."
Miami, Florida, United States
"Baba, my beloved Yiddish-speaking grandmother who lived to be 92 and would wave goodbye to me in Miami before every trip, used to say, What did you lose in Cuba?"

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