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Sholom Aleichem was a renowned Yiddish author and playwright. He is best known for his stories about Tevye the Dairyman, which were adapted into the musical Fiddler on the Roof. He was born in Pereyaslav, Ukraine, and moved to New York City in 1883. He wrote over 40 plays and more than 50 novels, as well as numerous short stories and essays. He was a major figure in the Yiddish literary world, and his works were translated into many languages. He died in 1916 in New York City. Sholom Aleichem was born on 18 February, 1859 and died on 8 May, 1916. He was 56 years old. He was 5ft 7in tall and had a slim build. He was married to Olga Loyevsky and had four children. Sholom Aleichem's net worth is estimated to be around $10 million. He earned his wealth through his writing career. He wrote over 40 plays and more than 50 novels, as well as numerous short stories and essays. He was also a major figure in the Yiddish literary world, and his works were translated into many languages.

Popular As Sholem Yakov Rabinowitz
Occupation writer
Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 18 February 1859
Birthday 18 February
Birthplace Pereyaslav, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [now Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
Date of death 13 May, 1916
Died Place New York City, New York, USA
Nationality Ukraine

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1967

Grandfather of Bel Kaufman, author of Up the Down Staircase (1967).

1905

In 1905 Sholom Aleichem fled from Russia. He lived in several countries of Europe until WWI. Large numbers of Jews were dislocated because their communities, known as "shetls, were destroyed. With the suffering came an increased cultural awakening of Jews, expressed in literature written in Yiddish. Yiddish was the every day language of European Jews, derived from Hogh German with enrichment from Hebrew, Russian, Polish, and English (among other languages). Sholom Aleichem wrote in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Russian; he was also fluent in Polish, Ukrainian and other languages.

1888

He was instrumental in the foundation of "di Yidishe folks bibliotek" (the popular Yiddish library) in 1888.

1883

From 1883 to 1916, Sholom Aleichem wrote about 40 volumes of stories, novels, and plays ; he became the leading writer in Yiddish, and one of the most prolific writers ever. He also wrote scholarly works in Hebrew and secular works in Russian, the only acceptable language of official publishers in the Russian Empire. His works about the life of Jews in traditional communities were based on real life stories and were published throughout Europe and in the United States. His best known work is "Tevye the Milkman" ("Tevye der milkhiker" in Yiddish). It describes the Russian Jewish milkman, who deals with the complex world with humor, pain, optimism, and wisdom. It was adapted for stage production as the play 'Fiddler on the Roof' which became a Broadway success. The eponymous film, starring 'Haim Topol', won three Oscars. A successful staging of the 'Fiddler on the Roof' was done at the Moscow Lenkom Theatre by director Mark Zakharov, starring Evgeniy Leonov and later Vladimir Steklov in the title role. The dangers of WWI forced Sholom Aleichem to emigrate to America. He settled in the Bronx. The tragedy of separation from his son Misha, who suffered from tuberculosis, was unbearable.

1880

Sholom Aleichem began serious writing in the 1880's.

At the same time during the 1880's Jews in Russia came under attack (known as "pogrom"); they suffered loss of property and of lives.

1859

Sholom Aleichem (translated from Hebrew as a greeting "Peace be with you") was the pseudonym of Sholom Yakov Rabinovitz. He was born on February 18, 1859, in Pereyaslav near Kiev, Ukraine, in the Russian Empire. His father was a religious scholar and the family was trilingual. After his mother died of cholera, when he was only 12 years of age, his father encouraged his writing, even through the hard times. Young Sholom Aleichem attended a Russian secular high school, but never attended university. He was drafted into the Russian Army and upon being discharged became a rabineer for 3 years. Throughout his entire lifetime, he was not wealthy. He had a humble, modest disposition, a quiet voice, and was described by many as a man of great wisdom and wit. It was the humbling experience of his life in Russia under the Czars that led to his special style of "laughing through tears" humor.