A Tribute to Sholem Aleichem

Conference Supported by Ukrainian Jewish Encounter and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Watch the video

In commemoration of Sholem Aleichem’s hundredth yortsayt YIVO will be opening an exhibition of Sholem Aleichem materials featuring the newly acquired Sholem Aleichem Family Archive, as well as other manuscripts, photographs, unique sound recordings, and other rarely seen materials from the YIVO archives. To kick off this exhibition there will be dramatic readings from Sholem Aleichem’s Menakhem-Mendl and more by Shane Baker and Eleanor Reissa, and discussion of Sholem Aleichem’s work and legacy by scholars Jonathan Brent, David Fishman, Mikhail Krutikov, Curt Leviant, and Alisa Solomon. Topics covered will range from Sholem Aleichem in historic and contemporary Ukraine, Fiddler on the Roof and Sholem Aleichem in popular culture, and Sholem Aleichem’s continuing legacy. The event will feature a reception. 

(All event photos by Melanie Einzig.)