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Sholem Aleichem

The cover of Curt Leviant's translation of 'Moshkeleh the Thief.' (The Jewish Publication Society/ via JTA) and author Sholem Aleichem circa 1907. (Public domain)
October 15, 2021, 2:43 am
‘Fiddler’ meets ‘Sopranos’: Gritty Sholem Aleichem novel in English for 1st time
Long forgotten and not included in the Yiddish author’s canon, ‘Moshkele the Thief’ paints a rare picture of the seedier side of Old Country life
By Penny Schwartz
A monument to Yiddish writer and humorist Sholem Aleichem in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was vandalized with swastikas on November 25, 2019. (Twitter)
November 25, 2019, 6:02 pm
Ukraine foreign minister decries ‘appalling’ defacing of Sholem Aleichem statue
Vadym Prystaiko calls for ‘prompt’ investigation into swastikas painted on monument to Yiddish author in Kyiv
By AP and ToI Staff
A monument to Yiddish writer and humorist Sholem Aleichem in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was vandalized with swastikas on November 25, 2019. (Twitter)
November 25, 2019, 11:50 am
Kyiv monument to Sholem Aleichem vandalized with swastikas
Israeli ambassador says Ukraine needs to “wake up” after perpetrators spray-paint Nazi symbol on statue commemorating prolific Yiddish writer
By ToI Staff
Paramedics treat a woman and her dog moments after a rocket fired by Palestinians terrorists from Gaza hit a main free way between Ashdod and Tel Aviv near Ashdod Israel, Tuesday, November 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
November 15, 2019, 4:11 pm
Israelis mull if violence this week ‘worth it’ as life slowly returns to normal
Episode #11: Tol analysts Avi Issacharoff and Judah Ari Gross give update on Gaza flareup * Zalman Mlotek and Steven Skybell on why Yiddish version of ‘Fiddler’ is such a hit
By Yaakov Schwartz
YIVO announced last month the discovery of 170,000 Jewish documents that were thought to be destroyed by the Nazis. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for YIVO Institute for Jewish Research via JTA)
November 16, 2017, 5:09 am
Uncovered Lithuanian trove shines new light on lives of Europe’s Jews
170,000 papers dating back to mid-18th century, which survived the Holocaust and Soviet rule, depict a flourishing culture
By Josefin Dolsten
'Fiddler on the Roof' revival with Danny Burnstein (Tevye) and Jessica Hecht (Golde). (courtesy)
December 20, 2016, 11:34 pm
Why ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ has become more relevant since the US elections
Behind the scenes at one of Broadway’s longest-running musicals, comedian Joel Chasnoff discovers ‘Fiddler’ is about much more than dancing Jews, but the breakdown of social mores — ‘Something we’re witnessing in America now’
By Joel Chasnoff
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. (Mordecai Baron/Wikipedia)
June 29, 2016, 6:59 pm
Ukraine city names street for Lubavitcher Rebbe
Dnepropetrovsk, home to 50,000 Jews, honors Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who fled city in 1930s
By JTA
Famed Yiddish author Shalom Aleichem, whose centennial yahrzeit was May 22, 2016, seated at his writing desk. (Courtesy YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)
June 24, 2016, 2:31 am
100 years later, Sholem Aleichem’s censored tales available in Russian
Since the Soviet regime prevented proliferation of the writer’s anti-communist religious nostalgia, these new translations are a first glimpse into shtetl life for many
By Julie Masis
The Klezmatics had the audience on their feet at their May 16, 2016 tribute to Sholem Aleichem with A Besere Velt chorus at Boston's Temple Ohabei Shalom (Derek Kouyoumjian/ Boston Workmen's Circle)
June 2, 2016, 6:01 am
Mass gatherings mark centennial of Shalom Aleichem’s death
In Boston, thousands celebrate the famed Yiddish author who created Tevye the Dairyman, the inspiration for ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
By Penny Schwartz
Danny Burstein, rehearsing the role of Teyve in 'Fiddler on the Roof,' at New West 42nd Street Studios. (Lindsay Hoffman/Jeffrey Richards Associates)
December 2, 2015, 5:45 am
Behind the scenes of the new ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Latest incarnation of Broadway play features new spins and tunes on the classic production of Sholem Aleichem
By Lonnie Firestone
Danny Burstein performs the song 'If I Were a Rich Man' in a press rehearsal on October 15, 2015 ahead of a new production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' (YouTube screenshot)
November 21, 2015, 12:49 am
Tevye in new Broadway production as humble as the milkman
Veteran Danny Burstein says he’s ‘as shocked as you are’ at his casting to fill the shoes of Zero Mostel, Haim Topol and Theodore Bikel for ‘Fiddler’ revival
By Mark Kennedy
Andrea Martin (left), as Golde and Harvey Fierstein (right) as Tevye in the revival of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' on Broadway's Minskoff Theater in New York, 2005 (photo credit: AP/Carol Rosegg, File)
November 7, 2014, 4:19 am
Danny Burstein to lead ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Tony Award nominee to star in upcoming revival of classic Broadway show
By Mark Kennedy
Shalom Aleichem (photo credit: shalom aleichem the movie, Wikimedia Commons)
From the WebNovember 27, 2013, 1:34 pm
How Tevye’s author got an Oklahoma oilfield named after him
The Forward welcomes you to Sholem Alechem, Oklahoma
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