After Stalin's death, the censorship restrictions imposed on artists were slightly eased, and Kaplan had the opportunity to address the tensions and complexities facing the Jews of the Soviet Union directly. The work "My Nakhumke" illustrates the story of Nachumke and his beloved, torn between belonging to the shtetl and the promises of the new world.
After Stalin's death, the censorship restrictions imposed on artists were slightly eased, and Kaplan had the opportunity to address the tensions and complexities facing the Jews of the Soviet Union directly. The work "My Nakhumke" illustrates the story of Nachumke and his beloved, torn between belonging to the shtetl and the promises of the new world.