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Stage of Her Life: Conversations with Actress Lea Koenig on Theater and Her Life [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 266 pages, kõrgus x laius: 228x152 mm, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 25-Dec-2025
  • Kirjastus: Academic Studies Press
  • ISBN-13: 9798897831296
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 266 pages, kõrgus x laius: 228x152 mm, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 25-Dec-2025
  • Kirjastus: Academic Studies Press
  • ISBN-13: 9798897831296
Teised raamatud teemal:
Lea Koenig, one of the most loved and appreciated Jewish actresses among audiences and critics alike, sat down with Dr. Yaniv Goldberg for conversations about theater and life. In the conversations, Lea talks about her experiences from World War II, life in a communist regime, the choice not to have children, her professional path, and her way of working on roles. She also discusses the choice to give up her mother tongue, Yiddish, and perform in Hebrew. Lea shares her perspective on Judaism, Zionism, and Israeliness, and about the way she observes the world.

In an exciting and humorous way, Lea recalls defining moments of her life, difficult moments and happy ones, weaves memory after memory, and discovers how life and the theater are intertwined, and as Shakespeare's cliché says, indeed, the whole world is a stage.

This story is the stage of the life of the great Israeli actress Lea Koenig.

And if you look closely, the tale reflects the stage of our lives...

Arvustused

"This unusual volume is an important contribution to rebuilding the broken bridge from the Yiddish past to the Yiddish future. It is an oral history, yet it has been written down and meticulously annotated. The interviewer is a knowledgeable scholar, but also a close friend of the subject. Thanks to this combination of spontaneous orality and written precision, scholarly rigor and personal trust, readers are treated to a range of professional and personal insights and experiences that rarely make it into print. This treatment accords this history, and the singular figure of Lea Koenig, the respect they deserve."

Jake Schneider, Yiddish cultural activist and poet







This book offers a rare opportunity to encounter one of the most important Yiddish actresses of recent generations, who continues the tradition of Yiddish theater as it developed before World War II. Lea Konigs tumultuous life story unfolds the history of the Jewish people from the war and the refugees in Uzbekistan, through Jewish and theatrical life under communism, to the world of Israeli theater. The struggles she facedagainst the Communist regime and later the Israeli establishmentmirror broader battles within Jewish and Yiddish culture. The authors outstanding scholarly work enriches the readers understanding of the cultural, historical, social, political, and legal contexts of Yiddish theater, offering unique insights into the challenges and transformations that shaped its survival. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in Jewish history, theater studies, or the enduring legacy of Yiddish culture in the modern era.

Dr. Shaul Sharf, Lecturer in Law at the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot, Israel, and Editor of "Rashut Ha'Rabim" Legal Journal

Introduction




Chapter 1

Knowing Where I Came from

The Parents

Yiddish or Hebrew

Theatrical Education of Yiddish Actors

What about Talent?

A Mothers Review of the Game

Criticism of Acting Today




Chapter 2

World War IIFrom Czernowitz (Chernivtsi) to Samarkand

BucharestIm Becoming an Actress

Personality and Charisma in Working on a Role

There Are Small Roles and There Are Big Roles




Chapter 3

Father and Stepfather

Zvi (Hirshl)

Why I Dont Have Children




Chapter 4

Playing Anne Frank and Holocaust Remembrance

Creating a Role




Chapter 5

The Beginning of a Career in Israel

Learning Hebrew

Schund and Intrigue in Israel

Lea at Habima

Master Puntila and His Man Matti

Bereshitthe Great Success

The Klausner Prize

Growing Up on Stage

Bereshit

The Life before Us

Driving Miss Daisythe Stage as a Reflection of Life




Chapter 6

King Lear

The Chairs and Theater of the Absurd

Mother Courage and Mother Dina

Yiddish Concert Tours Abroad




Chapter 7

The Parents

Character Actress

Grocery Store

Between King Lear and Mirele Efros, the Jewish Queen Lear




Chapter 8

Mirele Efros and the Israel Prize

The Israel Prize

Lea Koenig and Miriam Zohar Alternate in the Roles of Mirele Efros and
Machle

A Tour Guide to Warsaw

Hirshl (Zvi)




Chapter 9

Feeling Israeli




Chapter 10

Entering the Stage and Performing

The Old Ladys Visit

Speaking on Stage

Acting Development and Professionalism




Chapter 11

Being Old

Im a Comedian

Being a Partner on Stage and Dedication to the Profession




Chapter 12

The Theater Taught Me How to Live

Hanoch Levin

Understanding the Stage Space

What about Television and Cinema?

Each Role Left Its Mark

Survival




Chapter 13

Four Years Later: Reflections




Epilogue

Lea KoenigThe First Lady of the Theater and Always Dinas Daughter

Between the Two Languages

The Defining Childhood

Passing the Baton from Mother to Daughter

The ChoiceHebrew

The Pursuit of Truth

The Yiddish Actress Is Making a Comeback

The Ghosts Echoing in the Theater

Breakthroughs in Artistic Life in Israel




Appendices

Dina Koenig

Yosef Kamien

Lea Koenigs Theater Roles

Lea Koenigs Music Albums

From Leas Photo Album




Bibliography
Dr. Yaniv Goldberg is a Rabbi, Attorney, Director, and Law and Theater Researcher. His book, I Shall Do It My Way, deals with the analysis of various legal issues arising from Yiddish plays.

Dr. Goldberg has published many articles about Jewish law and theater. He is a theater consultant for the "Anu," the museum of the Jewish people. Dr. Goldberg is also a member of the Habima National Theater Awards Committee, a member of the Israeli Society for Humor Study, and more.