Sholem Aleichem
1859 - 1916
Ukrainian-born Yiddish author.
Was Sholem Aleichem Jewish?
Yes, Sholem Aleichem was Jewish.
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Sholem Aleichem was one of the greatest Yiddish writers, whose stories about Tevye the Dairyman became the basis for the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964).
"Sholem Aleichem" was the pen name of Solomon Rabinovich. It is a Yiddish greeting meaning "peace be upon you."
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