Sholem Aleichem
Britishnoun
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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
Its inventory of artifacts testified to how they lived, loved, worked and played through the words and possessions of common folks as well as such luminaries as Einstein, Theodore Herzl, Sholem Aleichem and Martin Buber.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
Writer-performer Tom Dugan continues the story of the Jewish milkman and father from the Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof” in this new solo drama based on the writings of beloved Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2021
His father would read to him from Sholem Aleichem, the great Yiddish writer.
From Washington Times ● May 17, 2019
The sense of restoration partly arises because “Fiddler” is loosely based on stories by the great Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem ; the language’s culture, intonation and imagery leave traces throughout the musical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2018
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