Sholem Aleichem: An Evening of Celebration
Intended Audience(s): Public Featuring Guest Presenters: Justin Cammy Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and World Literatures, Smith College Anita Norich Professor Emerita of English and Jewish Studies, University of Michigan Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) was the most popular Yiddish writer of all time, and one of the great comic writers in any language. Best known for the stories "Tevye the Dairyman," the inspiration for the Broadway Musical "Fiddler on the Roof," his death in New York City drew over 200,000 mourners, perhaps the largest public funeral in the history of the city. In his wi...
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