Aleichem

[ ah-ley-khem ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Sho·lom [shaw, -l, uh, m] or Sho·lem [shoh, -lem, -l, uh, m] or Sha·lom [shah-, lohm], pen name of Solomon Rabinowitz, 1859–1916, Russian author of Yiddish novels, plays, and short stories; in the U.S. from 1906.

Aleichem

/ ɑːˈleɪçɛm /

AleichemSholom18591916MUSRussianWRITING: 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

Then came Bess Myerson, a daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants who was raised in the Sholem Aleichem Houses in the Bronx.

Almost all involved with the creation of Fiddler on the Roof had familial ties to the world Sholem Aleichem described.

Aleichem became one of the most popular Jewish authors of the time, hailed as the Jewish Mark Twain.

My dream is to read 'Tuvia the Milkman' by Shalom Aleichem in its original language.

"Shalom Aleichem," he began, his tongue faltering a little over the old Hebrew greeting he had not used for so long.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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