Aleichem

American  

[ah-ley-khem] / ɑˈleɪ xɛm /

noun

1. Sholom or Sholem or Shalom pen name of Solomon Rabinowitz, 1859–1916, Russian author of Yiddish novels, plays, and short stories; in the U.S. from 1906.

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Aleichem British  

/ ɑːˈleɪçɛm /

noun

1. Sholom, real name Solomon Rabinowitz. 1859–1916, US Jewish writer, born in Russia. His works include Tevye the Milkman , which was adapted for the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof

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Example Sentences

Aleichem was a turn-of-the-century Yiddish writer who was born in Eastern Europe in 1859 and died in New York City in 1916.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2023

Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem that were adapted into a libretto by Stein, “Fiddler” dealt with the experience of Eastern European Orthodox Jews in the Russian village of Anatevka in the year 1905.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

But the role of his life arrived in “Fiddler on the Roof,” composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick’s musical adaptation of the Yiddish tales of Sholem Aleichem.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

“Recalling a Lost World: David Labkovski Brings the Stories of Sholem Aleichem to Life” Holocaust Museum L.A. presents this virtual exhibit featuring Labkovski’s illustrations based on tales by the beloved Yiddish writer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2020

And from amid the mourners, one tall, stately figure, robed in purple velvet, turned his face to the Scribe, saying, with out-stretched hand and in a voice of ineffable love— "Shalom Aleichem."

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel