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Karl Marx, Einstein, Boll and Bonn, Freud, Kurt Godel, John von Newman , Karl Pope, Franz Kafka, Heine, Picasso, Chaplin, Hitchcock, Spielberg, Roman Polanski, David Ricardo, Milton Fried Man, Paul Samuelson, Rothschild, Morgan, Rockefeller, Buffett, Carnegie, Hart, Raz, Dworkin, Posner...Behind this long list of impressive names, There is a common name-Jews.
From these names, it is not difficult to see how the Jews have a dominant position in the Western world, especially in the elite of American society: physics, economics, business, law, and culture and entertainment. Moreover, the Judaism that the Jews believe in is the origin of Christianity and Islam. Such an orthodox and prominent identity has always been burdened with the tragic fate of being discriminated against and expelled in the history of the Western world, starting from the Crusades of the 11th century (Kevin Costner’s movie "The Rogue Robin Hood" 1991), By the rise of industry and commerce in the 16th century (Al Pacino’s film "The Merchant of Venice" 2004), and then by the Second World War in the 20th century (Spielberg’s Schindler’s List 1993, Polanski’s Piano Teacher" 2002), it is a bit paradoxical to be unfair. If it is said that "it is difficult to rejuvenate a state," then the Jews do not even have a "state".
When I watched the American drama "the big bang theory" the other day, I suddenly mentioned "The Violinist on the Roof". It reminded me of the DVD I bought a long time ago and I didn't watch it. I didn't expect it to be an old classic film about Jews. "The Violinist on the Roof" was adapted from Sholem Aleichem's 1964 Broadway musical "They and His Five Daughters" in 1971, and its style resembles that of Richard Rogers's 1959 Broadway musical "Von Tra" in 1965. "The Sound of Music" in "Pujia Singers". The difference is that "The Violinist on the Roof" is much less romantic and aristocratic than Vienna in "The Sound of Music", and has more realistic vicissitudes of the people at the bottom. Maybe for the petty-bourgeoisie foreign language mm people, they will prefer "The Sound of Music", but for the Internet angry youth, "The Violinist on the Roof" may be a better material to promote freedom, democracy, and fraternity.
Take a look at the background of Jewish modern and contemporary history on the Internet: "At the end of the 19th century, due to the intensification of persecution in Eastern Europe, thousands of Jews fled here, most of whom went to the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. By 1924, there were approximately 2 million Jews. Immigrated to the United States because the American society’s attitude towards the Jewish people was relatively more tolerant than Eastern Europe. The persecution of Jews reached its peak during the German Empire, when the massacre of approximately 6 million Jews occurred. The State of Israel was established in 1948. The first Jewish state established in nearly 2,000 years since Rome destroyed Jerusalem, and artificially revived the use of spoken Hebrew. However, the place where Israel was founded was in Palestine, which intensified conflicts with the long-settled Arab Palestinians. , Causing nearly 900,000 Jews who originally lived in Arab countries to fall into trouble. By the beginning of the 21st century, the United States and Israel were the main concentration of Jews."
Perhaps it is easier to understand the theme of the movie by comparing it with China after understanding this period of Jewish history. In the same historical period, the Chinese nation also faced the threat of the colonization of the Western powers and the national subjugation during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The difference is that the Chinese nation has a "state", and this "state" has a long history, a strong regime, economic stability, and a high degree of cultural identity. Therefore, it is easy to raise the banner of nationalism and organize effective military forces. Revolt. In "The Violinist on the Roof", the milkman Tevye and Anatevka, the Ukrainian Jewish ghetto, did not have such conditions. When the Czar persecuted and expelled Jews in 1905, they were unable to compete with the powerful The state machinery can only "vote with its feet" and live abroad. In the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, and the War of Resistance against Japan, a large number of Chinese also immigrated to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Europe and the United States through smuggling, human trafficking or exile (Zhang Ailing’s "Love in the City", Duras "The Lover"). "The Violinist" may be more similar.
Because of this, without the backing of the state apparatus, how can the Jews survive? "The Violinist on the Roof" at the beginning of the proposal is "Tradition", but whether it is a marriage combination strictly within the race through the words of a matchmaker on the order of the parents, or the tedious worship and life rituals on the Sabbath and weddings, No matter how secure the Tey family is and win the friendship of the sheriff with their humor and kindness, these traditions are not enough to prevent the displacement of the Jews. Is it true that the only way to face tyranny is to turn violence into violence? Wait a minute, through the details of life like the marriage of three daughters, the story gradually gives a more convincing answer:
(1) Economy-the eldest daughter Terra Tzeitel and
the wife of the poor tailor Kamzoil Motel Kamzoil Teyi Through the introduction of a matchmaker, Golde wanted to marry the eldest daughter Tela to the rich butcher Lazar Wolf, but Tela and his childhood sweetheart, poor tailor Kamzo, made a private appointment for life. After a ideological struggle, Tey deceived his wife with a nightmare and fulfilled his daughter's wish. The reason is that although Camzo is poor, he is honest and hardworking, and Tey believes that through his hard work, he will one day enable Terra to live a happy life.
(2) Politics-the second daughter Hodel, like the Kiev revolutionary student Pachik Perchik,
and all Jews in Anatevka, do not care or want to participate in politics, but Pachik, a young student from Kiev University, is A radical revolutionary, he not only promoted innovative ideas and encouraged the new fashion of equality between men and women among the daughters of Tej and the Jews, but was also arrested and exiled in Siberia during a demonstration in Kiev. His second daughter, Hod, would go with him. After an ideological struggle, Tey agreed and sent his daughter away. The reason is that the concept of freedom and equality advocated by Pachik made Tey reflect on whether there is love in his traditional marriage for many years, and break the custom at the eldest daughter’s wedding and take the initiative to dance with his wife.
(3) Faith—The third daughter Eve Chava and the non-Jewish literary youth Fyedka
met and fell in love with the non-Jewish Fyedka through a book-friend relationship. Tey continued to compromise economically and politically, but he was in the same race. The belief in intermarriage among fellow teachers touched the bottom line of tolerance and rejected Eve. However, at this time, the Jews of Anatevka began to be expelled according to the czar's orders. The religious and ethnic persecution he suffered made Tey realize the evil of religious and ethnic discrimination. At the moment of the family relocation, he blessed his third daughter in the name of the same God.
It is understandable that each of us lives in our own existing social environment, has our own roots and traditions, and has our own social relationships and living habits. Certain economic conditions, political status, and religious beliefs will form certain patterns in our hearts. When encountering dissident people and social environments, there will be disharmony and even conflicts. Due to economic conditions such as Ma Jiajue, due to political The status is like Yang Jia, because of religious issues such as zd and jd forces (the two words are helplessly shielded). How to resolve these disharmony and conflicts to make them into harmony and harmony? "The Violinist on the Roof" undoubtedly gave us a classic and vivid example. Just like Tey, fighting his own mindset is undoubtedly difficult and painful. It requires self-awakening, tolerance, spirituality, and wisdom. Perhaps in the eyes of today’s young people, free love is so commonplace. However, just as they were regarded as heretics by their parents and people, today we are still full of prejudice and discrimination, and still lack tolerance and introspection. At a time when the power of the Internet is getting stronger and stronger, the offensive against the minority and the weak is becoming more and more fierce. All kinds of extreme remarks unscrupulously criticize dissident words and deeds, respect private privacy and rights, tolerance and care for victims, and self-responsibility. Bear the burden of being submerged by peeping, revealing and venting anger, how is this different from the czar back then?
At the end of the film, the Jews still left Anatevka in Ukraine, and a few years later, they even suffered the massacre in Germany. However, they did not die. They learned a strong way of survival in adversity, and used their ingenuity and hard work to embark on the elite stage all over the world. The Jews set an example for the Chinese nation’s emergence from a humiliating history, that is, to be strict with oneself, to be lenient to others, and to succeed by relying on their own efforts instead of slandering others. The United States has indeed provided a tolerant social environment of freedom, equality and fraternity for the development of many Jews, but in the end, it is necessary for Jews to overcome themselves, forget hatred, believe that there is love under the eaves, and believe that there is a brilliant starry sky on the roof.
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