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Did Jascha Heifetz really have a connection to Odessa, as suggested in Babel's 'The Awakening'?
Babel's "The Awakening" is set in Odessa circa 1910 or so, and begins with all the parents dreaming of their children being discovered as musical prodigies:
And sure enough, over the last ...
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