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Sholom Aleichem

American  
[ah-ley-khuhm, uh-ley-] / ɑˈleɪ xəm, əˈleɪ- /

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Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem originally written in Yiddish, “Fiddler” is set in 1905 in a Jewish village in czarist Russia.

From Seattle Times Jul. 3, 2018

An Evening with Sholom Aleichem 40th-anniversary revival of this musical celebration of the beloved Yiddish writer.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2016

Several years ago, Mr. Bikel co-wrote and starred in a one-man play about Sholom Aleichem, the Yiddish writer whose tales formed the basis of “Fiddler on the Roof.”

From Washington Post Jul. 21, 2015

The Tony Award-winning musical about a Jewish milkman from the Ukrainian village of Anatevka is based on stories by Sholom Aleichem.

From Washington Times Nov. 6, 2014

The other, more central to this gathering, is that her grandfather was the great Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem.

From New York Times May 18, 2010

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