Sholem Aleichem 1859-1916

Overview

Works:	2,707 works in 5,287 publications in 41 languages and 62,415 library holdings
Genres:	Jewish fiction Yiddish fiction Short stories Autobiographical fiction Epistolary fiction Children's stories, Yiddish Children's literature, Yiddish Children's stories Short stories, Yiddish Love stories
Roles:	Bibliographic antecedent, Other, Dedicatee, Lyricist, Author of introduction, Honoree, Contributor, Performer, Translator
Classifications:	pj5129.r2, 839.0933

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Sholem Aleichem

Publications by Sholem Aleichem

Publications by Sholem Aleichem, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Sholem Aleichem

My father, Sholom Aleichem by Marie Waife-Goldberg ( Book )
The world of Sholom Aleichem by Maurice Samuel ( Book )
Sholom's treasure : how Sholom Aleichem became a writer by Erica Silverman ( Book )
Classic Yiddish fiction Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz by Ken Frieden ( Book )
Sholom Aleichem by Joseph Butwin ( Book )

Why do the Jews need a land of their own by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
The further adventures of Menachem-Mendl : New York-- Warsaw--Vienna--Yehupetz by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
Favorite tales of Sholom Aleichem by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
Sholom Aleichem. A non-critical introduction by Sol Gittleman ( Book )
Sholem Aleichem in the theater by Jacob Weitzner ( Book )
The best of Sholom Aleichem by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
Classic Yiddish stories of S.Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I.L. Peretz ( Book )
The world of Sholom Aleichem; a play by Arnold Perl ( Book )
The image of the shtetl and other studies of modern Jewish literary imagination by Dan Miron ( Book )
Sholom Aleichem : the writer as social historian by Anna Halberstam-Rubin ( Book )
The man who loved laughter; the story of Sholom Aleichem by Louis Falstein ( Book )
Author as character in the works of Sholom Aleichem by Victoria Aarons ( Book )
Collected stories of Sholom Aleichem by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
Sholem Aleichem and the art of communication by Ruth R Wisse ( Book )
Selected works of Sholem-Aleykhem by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Sholem Aleichem

Fiddler on the roof by Jerry Bock ( Book )
61 editions published between 1964 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 2,515 libraries worldwide
[National Theatre], Harold Prince presents Zero Mostel in "Fiddler On the Roof," a new musical based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, with Maria Karnilova, Beatrice Arthur, Joanna Merlin, Austin Pendleton, Bert Convy, Julia Migenes, Michael Granger, Joseph Sullivan, Tanya Everett, Joe Ponazecki, Zvee Scooler, Gluck Sandor, entire production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, settings by Boris Aronson, costumes by Patricia Ziprodt, lighting by Jean Rosenthal, orchestrations by Don Walker, musical direction & vocal arrangements by Milton Greene, dance music arranged by Betty Walberg, production stage manager, Ruth Mitchell.

Fiddler on the roof ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in English and held by 2,365 libraries worldwide
Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. His people's traditions keep him strong when his existence is as precariously balanced as a fiddler on the roof.

Tevye the dairyman and the railroad stories by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
179 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 1,236 libraries worldwide
Collection of stories featuring the vivacious, Bible-misquoting hero Tevye the Dairyman, a well-known character in Yiddish literature who was the inspiration for the Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof.

From the fair : the autobiography of Sholom Aleichem by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
94 editions published between 1916 and 2000 in 7 languages and held by 1,153 libraries worldwide

The old country by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
24 editions published between 1946 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,147 libraries worldwide
SCOTT copy: Gift of Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut.

Tevye's daughters by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
16 editions published between 1949 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 1,078 libraries worldwide
Thirty short stories about the difficulties of a peasant who tries to marry off his children.

The adventures of Menahem-Mendl by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
100 editions published between 1909 and 2002 in 8 languages and held by 1,008 libraries worldwide
In this Yiddish classic, a luftmentsh (innocent optimist) shlimazl from the shtetl of Kasrilevka tries to succeed in business (he should live so long) in the big-city world of Yehupetz (also known as Kiev). Told in the form of letters exchanged with his dear wife and modest helpmeet Sheine, with vitriolic postscript commentary from his shviger mother-in-law (feh!).

The best of Sholem Aleichem by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
8 editions published between 1979 and 1980 in English and held by 960 libraries worldwide

Old country tales by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
8 editions published between 1966 and 1999 in English and held by 940 libraries worldwide

In the storm by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
20 editions published between 1918 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 889 libraries worldwide
This novel, set in Russia at the turn-of-the-century, tells the story of three Jewish families with different life-styles who share a house in Kiev. Although there are bloody pogroms, there are also humorous portraits of people who accept their shared religious heritage despite the effects of snobbery, ideology and money.

Marienbad by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
25 editions published between 1913 and 2005 in 8 languages and held by 875 libraries worldwide
"Not a novel but an entanglement [farpluntenish] between two cities: Warsaw and Marienbad, told through 36 letters, 14 love notes and 46 telegrams."--from original title page.

Selected stories of Sholom Aleichem by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
12 editions published between 1954 and 1956 in English and held by 835 libraries worldwide

Hanukah money by Uri Shulevitz ( Book )
2 editions published between 1978 and 1989 in English and held by 824 libraries worldwide
Two young brothers wonder how much money they will receive from their relatives for Hanukkah.

Wandering stars by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
50 editions published between 1912 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 812 libraries worldwide
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Wandering Stars"--Aleichem's sprawling love story set in the colorful world of the Yiddish theater--this literary classic is presented in a vibrant new translation.

When the chickens went on strike : A Rosh Hashanah tale by Erica Silverman ( Book )
2 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 789 libraries worldwide
A Jewish boy living in Russia learns a lesson from the village chickens at the time of Rosh ha-Shanah, the Jewish New Year.

The bloody hoax by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
23 editions published between 1914 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 788 libraries worldwide

Some laughter, some tears; tales from the old world and the new by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
9 editions published between 1968 and 1979 in English and held by 669 libraries worldwide
A collection of stories, sketches, monologues, and satire by the Yiddish humorist, showing adults and children in the act of being themselves in many situations--at school, at work, on holidays, and in railroad cars.

Stories and satires by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
10 editions published between 1959 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 661 libraries worldwide

Inside Kasrilevke by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
11 editions published between 1948 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 614 libraries worldwide

Adventures of Mottel, the cantor's son by Sholem Aleichem ( Book )
109 editions published between 1911 and 2010 in 13 languages and held by 457 libraries worldwide
The first-person narrative of a mischievous and keenly observant boy who emigrates with his family from Russia to America.

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Audience Level

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	Kids	General	Special

Audience level: 0.51 (from 0.10 for When the c ... to 0.67 for Adventures ...)

Related Identities

Berkowitz, Yitzḥak Dov 1885-1967 Translator
Bock, Jerry Composer
Stein, Joseph Librettist
Harnick, Sheldon Lyricist
אהרוני, אריה Translator
Peretz, Isaac Leib 1851 or 2-1915 Contributor
Topol 1935- Performer
Mendele Mokher Sefarim 1835-1917
Jewison, Norman 1926- Director
Perl, Arnold Author of screenplay

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Alternative Names

controlled identity Folkbiblioteksform: Scholem Alejchem

Alechem, Schalom, 1859-1916

Alechem, Scholem 1859-1916

Alechem, Shalom

Aleichem, Cholem

Aleichem, Cholem 1859-1916

Aleichem, Scholem 1859-1916

Aleichem, Scholom 1859-1916

Aleichem, Shalom

Aleichem, Sholem

Aleichem, Sholem, 1859-1916

Aleichem, Sholm

Aleichem, Sholom.

Aleichem, Sholom, 1859-1916

Aleichem, Sholom, pseud

Aleichem, Sjolem

Aleikhem, Chalom 1859-1916

Aleikhem, Cholem

Aleikhem, Shalom 1859-1916

Alejchem, Schalom

Alejchem, Schalom 1859-1916

Alejchem, Schalom, pseud.

Alejchem, Scholem

Alejchem, Scholem, 1859-1916

Alejchem, Sjolom

Alejchem, Šolem, 1859-1916

Alejchem, Šolom, 1859-1916

Alejchem, Szolem.

Alejchem, Szolem, 1859-1916

Alejchem, Szolom.

ʿAlêḵem, Šạlôm

`Alekhem, Shalom-

ʻAlekhem, Shalom-, 1859-1916

Alekhem, Sholem 1859-1916

ʿAleykem, Šalwm 1859-1916

Aleykhem, Sholem 1859-1916

Chalom Aleikhem

Cholem, Aleichem

Cholem Aleichem, 1859-1916

Cholem, Aleikhem

Cholem Aleikhem 1859-1916

Hsiao-Lo-Mu A-Lai-Han-Mu

Rabinovic, Sālōm

Rabinovič, Šalom, 1859-1916

Rabinovic, Salon 1859-1916

Rabinovič, Šalwm 1859-1916

Rabinovič, Šolom, 1859-1916

Rabinovič, Solom N. 1859-1916

Rabinovič, Šolom Nochumovič

Rabinovič, Solom Nochumovič 1859-1916

Rabinovič, Šolom Nohumovič 1859-1916

Rabinovich, Sholom

Rabinovich, Sholom, 1859-1916

Rabinovici, Salom, 1859-1916

Rabinovitch, Chalom

Rabinovitch, Cholom

Rabinovitch, Cholom Jacob

Rabinovitch, Shalom

Rabinovitch, Shelomoh 1859-1916

Rabinovitch, Sholem 1859-1916

Rabinovitch, Sholem Yakov 1859-1916

Rabinovitch, Solomon

Rabinovitch, Solomon, 1859-1916

Rabinovitch, Solomon Jacob 1859-1916

Rabinovitj, Schalom, 1859-1916

Rabinovits, Shalom

Rabinovits, Shalom, 1859-1916

Rabinovitsh, Sholem

Rabinovitsh, Sholem, 1859-1916

Rabinovitz, Shalom

Rabinovitz, Shalom, 1859-1916

Rabinowbicz, Šalom 1859-1916

Rabinowicz, S.

Rabinowicz, Šalôm

Rabinowicz, Solomon.

Rabinowitch, Shalom

Rabinowitch, Shalom, 1859-1916

Rabinowitch, Solomon

Rabinowitch, Solomon, 1859-1916

Rabinowitsch, Šālōm 1859-1916

Rabinowitsch, Schalom 1859-1916

Rabinowitsch, Scholem 1859-1916

Rabinowitsch, Solomon J.

Rabinowitsch, Solomon J. 1859-1916

Rabinowitz, Shalom

Rabinowitz, Shalom, 1859-1916

Rabinowitz, Sholem Yakov

Rabinowitz, Sholem Yakov, 1859-1916

Rabinowitz, Sholom, 1859-1916

Rabinowitz, Solomon, 1859-1916

Rabiynwbiyṣ, Šalwm 1859-1916

Salom Alechem

Salom Alehem

Śalom' Alejchem' 1859-1916

Salom-Alejhem

Šalom Alejhem 1859-1916

Šạlôm ʿAlêḵem

Šālôm Alêḵem 1859-1916

Šalŵm ʿAlekem

Šalwm ʿAleykem 1859-1916

Schalom Alechem, 1859-1916

Schalom Aleichem, 1859-1916

Schalom Aleijem

Schalom Alejcham, 1859-1916

Scholem Alechem

Scholem Alechem, 1859-1916

Scholem, Aleichem 1859-1916

Scholem, Alei'hem

Scholem Alei'hem, 1859-1916

Scholem Aleijem

Scholem Aleijem, 1859-1916

Scholem-Alejchem.

Scholem-Alejchem, 1859-1916

Scialom Alechem

Shalom-Aleichem

Shalom Aleichem, 1859-1916

Shalom Aleihem

Shalom Aleikhem 1859-1916

Shalom Alekem

Shalom Alekem, 1859-1916

Shalom Alekhem.

Shalom-ʻAlekhem, 1859-1916

Shalom Aleychem, 1859-1916

Shalom Aleykhem

Shalom Aleykhem, 1859-1916

Shalom Eleikhem, 1859-1916

Shalom Rabinowitz, 1859-1916

Sholem Alechem, 1859-1916

Sholem, Aleichem

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Sholem Aleijem

Sholem Aleijem, 1859-1916

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Sholem Aleikhem, 1859-1916

Sholem, Alejchem

Sholem Alejchem 1859-1916

Sholem-Aleykhem

Sholem-Aleykhem, 1859-1916

Sholom Aleichem.

Sholom Aleichem, 1859-1916

Sholom Aleijem

Sholom-Aleikhem

Sholom-Aleĭkhem, 1859-1916

Sholom Aleykhem, 1859-1916

Shoramu Areihemu

Sjolem Aleichem

Solem Alechem

Šolem Aleichem

Šōlem-Aleichem, 1859-1916

Šolem Aleichem 1859-1916 DIN Stand 1982

Solem Alejchem

Šolem Alejchem, 1859-1916

Šolem Aleyḵem 1859-1916

Solom-Aleichem

Šolom-Alejchem

Šolom Alejchem, 1859-1916

Šolom-Alejhem.

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Szołem Alejchem.

Szołem Ałejchem, 1859-1916

Szolom Alejchem.

Szolom Alejchem 1859-1916

Szulem-Alechem.

Rabinovič, Šālōm 1859-1916

Рабинович, Шолом Нохумович, 1859-1916

Шолем Алейхем, 1859-1916

Шолом-Алейхем, 1859-1916

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עליכם, שלום 1859-1916

ראבינאוויטש, שלום 1859-1916

ראבינאוויץ, שלום 1859-1916

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רבינוביץ, שלום, 1859־1916

'רבינוביץ, 'שלום נחומוביץ 1859-1916

שאלום־אלייכעם

שאלעם אלייכעם

שאלעם־אלייכעם, 1859-1916

שאלעם־אליכם, 1859־1916

שאלעם-אלײכעם

שאלעם עלייכם, 1859-1916

שאלעמ־אלייכעמ, 1859־1916

שאָלעמ־אלײכעמ, 1859־1916

שולם עליכם, 1859־1916

שלום אליכם

שלום אליכם, 1859־1916

שלום עליבם, 1859-1916

שלום, עליכם

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שלום עליכם, 1859־1919

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שלום עליכם, 1895-1916

שלום עליכם, 1916־1859

שלום עליכם, 859־1916

שלום עליכם, 9581־6191

שלום עליכםת 1916־1859

שלום שליכם

Шолом-Алейхем
שלום עליכם, 1859־1916
אליכם, שלום,1859־1916
שאָלעמ־אלײכעמ
קרן, יחזקאל
שאלעם-אלײכעם
Шолом Алейхем
שאלעם־אלייכעמ
שאלעם־אלייכעם
שלום שליכם
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שאלום־אלייכעם
שלום עליכם, ‏ ‏1859־1916
שלום, עליכם
שולם עליכם
א דאקטאר
שאלעם־אלײכעם
באסטאמסקי, ש
Шолем Алеичем
Шоломъ Алейхемъ
שאלעמ-אלייכעמ
Шалом Алейкум
שלום־עליכם
שאלעם אלייכעם
שלום עליכםת
שלום עליכם
שלום עליכם, 1916־1859
Шолом-Алейхем
שאלעמ־אלייכעמ
שאלעמ-אלײכעמ
שאלעם-אלייכעם
גארקי, מ
שלום-עליכם
שאלעמ אלייכעמ
שלום אליכם
שאלעם־אליכם

Languages

Yiddish (2,611)
English (856)
Hebrew (773)
Russian (360)
German (355)
Undetermined (174)
French (81)
Spanish (68)
Polish (38)
No Linguistic content (30)
Ukrainian (29)
Italian (26)
Multiple languages (25)
Romanian (24)
Hungarian (19)
Dutch (16)
Japanese (13)
Swedish (12)
Esperanto (11)
Czech (10)
Chinese (8)
Portuguese (7)
Turkish (6)
Estonian (5)
Danish (3)
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Lithuanian (3)
Serbian (3)
Slovak (3)
Uzbek (2)
Latvian (2)
Finnish (2)
Persian (1)
Armenian (1)
Icelandic (1)
Macedonian (1)
Malayalam (1)
Udmurt (1)
Belarusian (1)
Slovenian (1)
Azerbaijani (1)

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Covers

Tevye the dairyman and the railroad stories

From the fair : the autobiography of Sholom Aleichem

When the chickens went on strike : A Rosh Hashanah tale