Daniel Galay – Chaim ben Chaya Chamber Opera
March 16, 2009/By/In/0 Comment
The amazing story about Chaim ben Chaya that was born on his mother grave is based on a report included in A. Rechtman’s book about Jewish Ethnography and Folklore.
The story relates to a square grave stone in the old cemetery in Ostrow, where the following inscription engraved with raised letters: Here lays Chaim Ben Chaya born on his mothers grave
This tragic story with a totally unexpected end breaks some idyllic picture about the life on the “shtetl”. From one side it shows the fatal results of malicious gossip, but from the other side it also shows the strong optimism and belief in the future that animated Jewish life.