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Sholem Aleichem
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Jewish writer and playwright of Yiddish, who worked in Russian Empire, Switzerland, Germany and the United States (1859-1916)
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Sholem Aleichem, born Sholem Nakhumovitch Rabinovich, was a male writer, playwright, and humorist who wrote in Yiddish and Hebrew. He was a citizen of the Russian Empire and later the United States. His native language was Yiddish, and he also spoke Russian and Hebrew. He was born on 5 March 1859 in Pereiaslav, which is also identified as Perevalsk in the Russian Empire. He died of tuberculosis, a natural cause, in New York City on 13 May 1916.
His notable works include Tevye the Milkman, Motl, Peysi the Cantor's Son, Stempenyu: A Jewish Novel, and Wandering Stars. Other listed works are Shṿer tsu zayn a Yid (der bluṭiger shpas), Odessa, Zaczarowany krawiec, and Moṭel Peysi dem khazns. He is described as one of the great writers of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. His archives are held at the Gnazim Institute archive. He is related to Bel Kaufman.
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- Born
- 5 March 1859
- Died
- 13 May 1916
- Works
- 883
Top works
- Shṿer tsu zayn a Yid (der bluṭiger shpas)
- Odessa
- Zaczarowany krawiec
- Moṭel Peysi dem khazns
- Sḳitsen un bilder
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Sholem Aleichem: novelist, essayist, playwright and one of the great writers of the late-19th and early-20th centuries.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Rabinovich
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pereiaslav
- Place of death
- New York City
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Native language
- Yiddish
- Field of work
- drama
- Official website
- sholemaleichem.org
- Image
- Sholom Aleichem listens.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Sholem Aleichem
- Commons category
- Sholem Aleichem
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of death
- 1916-01-01
- date of birth
- 1859-03-02
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- birth name
- Шолом Нохумович Рабинович
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Sholem Aleichem
- name in native language
- שלום עליכם
- writing language
- Hebrew
- Commons Creator page
- Sholem Aleichem
- archives at
- Gnazim Institute archive
- described at URL
- www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/s/solem.htm
- contributed to creative work
- Song of Songs
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Works in European collections
17 objects attributed to Sholem Aleichem, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich (Russian: Соломон Наумович Рабинович; March 2 [O.S. February 18] 1859 – May 13, 1916), better known under his pen name Sholem Aleichem, was a Jewish author and playwright who wrote in Yiddish and lived in the Russian Empire and in the United States. The 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof, based on Aleichem's stories about Tevye the Dairyman, was the first commercially successful English-language stage production about Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
The Hebrew phrase שלום עליכם (shalom aleichem) literally means "[May] peace [be] upon you!", and is a greeting in traditional Hebrew and Yiddish.
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