Sholem Aleichem in America

Though Sholem Aleichem is widely known for his depictions of shtetl life, the famed Yiddish writer spent a number of years living and writing in America. In a new documentary titled "Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness," director Joseph Dorman details the life of Sholem Aleichem, from his early successes to his many, painful failures. The Forward met with Dorman on the Lower East Side to discuss the difficult, but fruitful years Sholem Aleichem spent living in America.

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Excellent short analysis, I’ll love to hear more.

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Excellent clip.

[@Fernwald84]

If you want to know more about the complex, rich works of Sholem Aleichem, I recommend reading Jeremy Dauber's biography, "The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem" . One of the reasons Sholem Aleichem had a mixed view of America was that, despite his tremendous popularity here, he was nickel and dimed by some American publishers and largely rejected by the Yiddish Theater. This was at a critical period for the ill man because his money was made worthless by the collapse of Imperial Russia and his son lay dying in a sanatorium in Denmark. Sholem Aleichem died just a year later.

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Sholem Aleichem was from Ukraine and he describe in his books how Jews people were poor but they laugh about his funny joke's.