The memory of the heart, which is "stronger than the reason of the sad memory." Legendary Bel Kaufman Dedicated - ForumDaily
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The memory of the heart, which is "stronger than the reason of the sad memory." The legendary Bel Kaufman is dedicated

From Sholom Aleichem's testament:

“... On each anniversary of my death, let ... read a memorial prayer for me. And if they don’t have a special desire to read a prayer ... then they can limit themselves to gathering together with my daughters, grandchildren and just good friends and will read this my testament, and also choose some story from my funniest stories and read aloud in any language understandable to them. And let my name be remembered by them with laughter rather than not at all. ”

Я It was not by chance that I chose the lines from the testament of Sholom Aleichem, the great grandfather Bel Kaufman, as an epigraph. Squirrel called Sholom Rabinovich his affectionate granddaughter. And with his light hand, the closest people addressed her to her, as the loving husband Sydney Glak called her to the very last minutes. I know for sure that Squirrel would also like her to be remembered with a smile and tenderness.

I can not and do not want to talk about it in the past tense. Squirrel did not like mournful intonation in conversation. Her eternal youth, enthusiasm, lack of distance in conversations with young people - all this made not only surprised, but also proud. It was Belochka who was the most important guest when the first Festival of Russian-speaking Jewry “Limmud” was held in America, the main event of which was called “Limmud Sholom Aleichem”.

Female age is usually a secret, but Bel did not hide a single year or a single wrinkle. She was proud of herself and flourished with every compliment ...

We talked about literature and painting, about Chinese sculptures. I gave Sydney a photo of a note from the “Jewish World” about the tours of the Birobidzhan Jewish Theater in China from the book “Pages of the History of the Jewish Theater” by our favorite writer Moses Loyev, which he wrote all his life.

Moses, who sadly left us in August 2013, was friends with Bel Kaufman for many years and for eighteen years led the Yorzait Sholem Aleichem ceremony, which is held every year in The Brotherhood Synagogue. It was there, as Sholem Aleichem dreamed, that his sad-funny stories are read every year, and his granddaughter and other family members tell funny stories about their ancestor as if he were listening and smiling approvingly.

And I think with pain that next year Yorzait Sholem-Aleikhem will pass without Moses Loyev, and without Belochka's granddaughter ...

It seems that only yesterday we brilliantly celebrated in Marks JCH of Bensonhurst the ninety-ninth, and then the triumphant 100th birthday of Bel Kaufman. Enthusiastic fans and female fans greeted her unfading youth. Members of the JCH Book Club have prepared an excellent program. 10 May 2011, the golden age of Bel Kaufman, our beloved heroine, dancing, singing, tireless narrator and writer with glittering eyes, and at that time a university professor and (only part-time) granddaughter of the great Jewish writer Sholem Aleichem, smoothly turned into a diamond . Why in a diamond? Yes, very simple. Firstly, after a gold wedding a diamond always follows, and secondly, only a real, without impurities, a well-cut diamond can sparkle and sparkle, timeless.

Thus began the triumphal ascent of Bel Kaufman in the new age. A flurry of congratulations, a sea of ​​flowers, love that just shone in the eyes of everyone who was lucky to be on this wonderful holiday for the glory of a delightful woman, brilliantly owning the secret of longevity - you just need to live and enjoy life, dance, swim on the waves of the Internet, be a beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and loving wife.

May 2011 of the year was declared the month of Bel Kaufman, and holidays on the occasion of her jubilee were held in the most prestigious halls of New York. Both Squirrel and her husband, Sydney, were touched to say that nowhere did they feel so easily and joyfully, as here in the circle of a large and friendly family. Squirrel was the main character of the composition written by cantor David Stepanovsky. It was she, like the boy Motl, came to America, she said it after Esther, the beloved heroine Sholom Aleichem: “The stars do not fall, the stars wander ...”

The following years after the anniversary were no less intense for Bel Kaufman than the past: lectures, shootings, interviews, conversations. Celebrating a century, she played the role of the boy Motl. A little time passed, and the boy Motl knocked again at her door.

10 May 2014, I once again congratulated Bel happy birthday (flowers - by mail, words - on the Internet). As a birthday surprise I gave the letter:

Dear Ms. Bel Kaufman!

With all my heart, I congratulate you on your birthday and wish you to fulfill the traditional wish of the Jewish people - to live to see 120! Saying this wish, I have a double purpose. Firstly, because you are a jewel of the entire female half of humanity! And the second goal (from this point in more detail about myself): I wrote the script and music for the musical “In Search of Happiness” based on the story “The Mottle Boy” and other works by Sholem Aleichem. In the coming decade, I am sure he will be staged in one of the theaters on Broadway, and I really want to stand on the stage at the premiere next to you!

I also wrote a one-man musical based on the novel “Stempenu” - “Fantasia for Violin and Love”, in which all the narration comes from the name of Rohele, inspired by the sounds of the violin. Memories carry her in the days of her youth. This performance was translated into Yiddish and was shown with great success at several prestigious international theater festivals. Against the background of my music, the last phrase of Rohele sounds: “Life rushes like a train without stopping. And often, often, when the stars are lit in the sky and the moon looks out, it seems to me that, as then, many years ago, under my window I hear the sounds of the violin Stempen. In these sounds a groan of a tortured soul, a plea for compassion. The prayer that is there in heaven must be heard. They can not hear! Play the same, Stephenyu, play the violin! Play, and we will listen ... "

Dear Bel, do not refuse all my requests!

With admiration and adoration: a rather mature musician and violinist, a young composer and a child who takes the first steps in writing a libretto, is an artist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta,

Alexander Povolotsky, Tel Aviv, 05.10.2014

In a reply letter, Bel thanked me and Alexander, wished her creative success, promised to come to the Broadway premiere ... Now it won't work.

Just a couple of weeks ago, we spoke with Bel Kaufman about how wonderful it is that the books of her great grandfather not only continue to enjoy success with readers, but also inspire creative people to create paintings, tapestries, performances and musicals; about the fact that someday there will be a musical play "Up the stairs leading down." Why not?

I catch myself trying to reconcile myself with the fact that now I have to speak with Squirrel only in my mind. Having already experienced a lot of losses, I absolutely know for sure that the real pain comes later, when the last debt is paid and you can finally be alone with yourself, stop and look around. But the consciousness that the memory of the heart, which is “stronger than the reason of the sad memory,” remains with you forever and that it depends only on you, so that the memories do not sink into oblivion, it gives you the opportunity to save your strength to tell you what a beautiful woman has gone to Eternity. Peace to you and peace, amazing Bel Kaufman, dear Squirrel.

Anna GOLDBERG

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