Wow his mother was a proper *beep*

I mean, just abandon her child to be a singer??
And take advantage of lovers just for the sake of giving away your little infant?

All that because you're a jew? Jews were actually pretty well off in Europe in that time period; this wasn't the third reich. In their last scene I kind of wished he hadn't got down on his knees like some puppy. Really just slammed the doors and walked out. It would have been a more human reaction. She was a narcisistic bitch who should have learned to grow up and take some responsbility for her actions.

Sorry, I am throwing a tantrum here because she was really just a cold hearted, mean bitch. No redemption for him to see her at all.