摘要：Marina Ritzarev arrived in Israel from Moscow in 1990. In Russia, she had developed an impressive career and was recognized as an accomplished scholar and musicologist. Following her move to Israel, she faced the difficult task of settling into a new home, rebuilding her academic reputation, and becoming accepted as a member of Israel's musicological community. Twenty-five years later, after an active twenty-two-year career at Bar-Ilan University, and assisted by fellowship programs developed by the Ministry of Absorption for immigrant academicians, Marina reflects on her courageous struggle, in which she fought to become an integrated member of Israeli society. Her experiences movingly reveal a creative and determined spirit, whose love of her profession enabled her to persist, overcome, and secure her place as one of Israel's prominent leaders in the field of musicology. The following narrative also sheds light on the genesis of her recent book, Tchaikovsky's Pathétique and Russian Culture (Ashgate, 2014; reviewed by Esti Sheinberg in this issue).
