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Sholom Aleichem

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Sholom Aleichem: see Aleichem, Sholem Aleichem, Sholem [Heb.=Peace be upon you!], pseud. of Sholem Rabinowitz , 1859–1916, Yiddish author, b. Russia. One of the great Yiddish writers, he is best known for his humorous tales of life among the poverty-ridden and oppressed
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The book was written by Joseph Stein but was based on the stories of writer Sholom Aleichem.
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) You can argue about the closeness or lack thereof to the original Sholom Aleichem stories, but such a positive (if nostalgic) portrayal of Jewish life in the shtetl made these themes "universal" and honored the original.
When Dickter got the role, he decided to do some research and found the original book by Sholom Aleichem in a 1946 edition at Temple Beth Shalom.
 
 
 
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