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Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness is a riveting portrait of writer Sholem Aleichem, whose stories about Tevye the Milkman became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Aleichem (1859-1916) was a rebellious wordsmith who created a new genre of literature and used his remarkabl...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dorman, Joseph, 1958- (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2012.
Series:Filmakers library online
Subjects:
Sholem Aleichem, > 1859-1916.
Authors, Yiddish > Biography.
Jews, East European > 19th century > Social conditions.
Jews, East European > History.
Écrivains yiddish > Biographies.
Juifs est-européens > 19e siècle > Conditions sociales.
Juifs est-européens > Histoire.
Authors, Yiddish.
Jews, East European.
Jews, East European > Social conditions.
1800-1899
Streaming videos.
Biographical films.
Biographies.
History.
Films biographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness is a riveting portrait of writer Sholem Aleichem, whose stories about Tevye the Milkman became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Aleichem (1859-1916) was a rebellious wordsmith who created a new genre of literature and used his remarkable humor to encapsulate the realities of the Eastern European Jewish world in the late nineteenth century.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 14, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (94 min.).
Playing Time:01:34:00
Production Credits:Director, Joseph Dorman.