About this episode

Noah Diamond shares his journey of identity through American musicals and explores his family's Jewish heritage.

PINTELE Part 1: Straight Outta Anatevka An autobiographical oral history series by Noah Diamond. "We begin with the story of how I found my identity in great American musicals. Then we return to the Pale of Settlement, follow my great grandmother across the ocean, and begin to explore the relationship between Judaism and Jewishness, as represented by her two daughters. Special thanks to Eleanor Reissa for permission to include her recording of 'Yankee Doodle Boy / Lebn Zol Columbus' in this episode. The recording appears on Ms. Reissa's 1992 album Going Home: Gems of Yiddish Song."

People in this episode

Host: Noah Diamond

Topics covered

• identity
• American musicals
• Jewish culture
• family history
• oral history

Keywords

• Noah Diamond
• Eleanor Reissa
• Jewishness
• Pale of Settlement
• musicals
• oral history
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Going Home: Gems of Yiddish Song, Yankee Doodle Boy / Lebn Zol Columbus

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