A tale of Anatevka — and small town Alaska

By: Bruce Botelho

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 699

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Recent federal immigration enforcement events in Juneau, mirrored in small towns and big cities across America, bring to mind the musical Fiddler on the Roof and the fictional shtetl of Anatevka in early 20th century Russia. There, villagers eke out an existence largely isolated from the political currents of the outside world, hoping to be ignored by distant rulers whose policies could upend their lives. At one point the village rabbi is asked whether there …

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