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Aleichem

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A·lei·chem  (ä-lkm, -m), Shalom or Sholem Originally Solomon Rabinowitz. 1859-1916.
Russian-born Jewish humorist whose stories and plays, originally written in Yiddish, were the basis for the musical Fiddler on the Roof.

Aleichem [ɑːˈleɪçɛm]
n
(Biographies / Aleichem, Sholom (1859-1916) M, USnational of birth: Russian, WRITING: writer) Sholom, real name Solomon Rabinowitz. 1859-1916, US Jewish writer, born in Russia. His works include Tevye the Milkman, which was adapted for the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof


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The Angolan delegation swayed to a furious beat while the Singapore delegation swirled colourful banners in the air, chanting the Hebrew song Shalom Aleichem (peace be upon you).
The book was written by Joseph Stein but was based on the stories of writer Sholom Aleichem.
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) You can argue about the closeness or lack thereof to the original Sholom Aleichem stories, but such a positive (if nostalgic) portrayal of Jewish life in the shtetl made these themes "universal" and honored the original.
 
 
 
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