Theodore Bikel may be exaggerating only slightly when he jokes that he might know Tevye the Dairyman better by now than Sholom Aleichem ever did. Bikel first stepped into Tevye's rumpled boots and ...

In a Bronx winter, Sholom Aleichem turned 57 on March 2, 1916, eroded by tuberculosis, his prostate, diabetes and a broken heart — his son Misha had recently died in Europe after being denied entry at ...

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(JTA) — Move over, Tevye the dairyman. Make room for Moshkele the thief, the rough and tumble rogue hero from the wrong side of the shtetl in a newly rediscovered work of fiction by Sholom Aleichem.

2 Suzie Toot Embarking on Summer Tour of New Solo Show SUZIE WITH A Z Perhaps you were first made aware of Sholom Aleichem's characters when you saw FIDDLER ON THE ROOF for the first time. Its main ...

3 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 4 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities A journey through the life, loves and laughter of the world’s most beloved Yiddish ...

BOSTON — 100 years after his death, Sholem Aleichem can still draw a crowd. Born in 1859 in Russia, Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich, went on to become a prolific Yiddish writer and humorist, adopting the ...

The Santa Monica Playhouse was packed for the opening night of “Aleichem Sholom,” the fifth piece in a five-play cycle about the Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem. The play is based on his writings and ...

I’ve been called many things in my day: Jocelyn, Jennifer, Jen, Joselit Weissman and on occasion (and hopefully in jest) even Gender Weissman Joselit, a name designed to highlight my stalwart embrace ...