Fyodor (referred to by the diminutive
Fyedka) is Chava's love and husband by the end of
Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem...
. They meet in Motel's Tailor Shop when Fyedka intervenes in his friends'(Sasha and unnamed Russian) tormenting of Chava. He offers to loan Chava a book, and a secret relationship begins between them.
Yente, the village
matchmakerThe Shidduch is a system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to one another in Orthodox Jewish communities for the purpose of marriage.-The practice:...
, tells Chava's sister, Tzeitel, that she saw Chava and Fyedka together and that "it wasn't the first time".
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Fyodor (referred to by the diminutive
Fyedka) is Chava's love and husband by the end of
Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem...
. They meet in Motel's Tailor Shop when Fyedka intervenes in his friends'(Sasha and unnamed Russian) tormenting of Chava. He offers to loan Chava a book, and a secret relationship begins between them.
Yente, the village
matchmakerThe Shidduch is a system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to one another in Orthodox Jewish communities for the purpose of marriage.-The practice:...
, tells Chava's sister, Tzeitel, that she saw Chava and Fyedka together and that "it wasn't the first time". Though the audience only sees them together three times, they fall in love. In outright defiance of the local custom, Chava asks her father, Tevye,to marry Fyedka. Tevye wrestles with his strong belief in the Jewish tradition and with his love for his daughter. He decides he cannot allow a marriage outside the Jewish religion among his daughters and orders her never to see or talk to Fyedka again. The next day, Chava and Fyedka go to the priest and are married.
Because of their marriage, Chava is disowned by her father Tevye and has only Fyedka. They come to say good bye to them after the Russian constable tells the town to leave. Tevye only sees them when Chava hugs her mother, Golde. He is by her side all the while she speaks to her father, but he ignores her. Realizing that this may be goodbye, Tevye prompts Tzietel to wish them "God be with you" on his behalf.
Notable actors to have played Fyedka are Joe Ponazecki from the original
BroadwayBroadway Theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, is the theatre associated with the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City...
cast,
David AyersDavid Ayers is an American actor, born in 1973 in Worthington, Ohio, USA. He attended Thomas Worthington High School and was very active in its theatre program. He Then attended Northwestern University Majoring in Vocal Performance...
from the 2004 Broadway cast, and Raymond Lovelock from the cast of the
film adaptationFiddler on the Roof is the 1971 American film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. It was directed by Norman Jewison. The film won three Academy Awards, including one for arranger-conductor John Williams...
.