Probably the foremost writer of Yiddish literature, Sholom Aleichem (1859-1916) was a catalyst for its revival at the turn of the century. He is also "The Jewish Mark Twain," a folk artist who faithfu...
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The Jewish author Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) wrote with great humor of Jewish life in eastern Europe and America.Sholem Aleichem was born Sholem Rabinowitz on March 3, 1859, in Freislav, Poltava dist...
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In the following essay, which was originally published in 1908, the critic examines prominent character types in Sholom Aleichem's stories and how they reflect Jewish reaction to life in exile....
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In the following essay, Goldsmith contends that Aleichem's "humor is a unique phenomenon in the history of Jewish culture and a surprising mutation in the evolution of the Jewish spirit....
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In the following essay, Boyarín discusses Aleichem's narrative technique as evinced in his short story "Stantsye Baranovitsh."
Sholem-Aleykhem's works bridge the gul...
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In the following essay, Roskies examines Aleichem's use of mythology in his short fiction and places his work within the context of Yiddish literature.
What could be more obvious for a writer w...
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In the following excerpt, Halberstam-Rubin asserts that Aleichem's short stories demonstrate how ignorance, prejudice, and violent physical attacks affected the day-today lives of the Jewish pe...
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In the following essay, Pritchett favorably assesses Aleichem's humor and storytelling ability.
Sholom Aleichem is one of the prolific masters of Yiddish comic storytelling, an art springing fr...
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In the following excerpt, which was originally published in 1941, Wiener discusses Aleichem's unique brand of humor.
The Victory Over Human Fear
Brave children, when fearful upon entering a dar...
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In the following excerpt, which was originally published in 1956 as an introduction to Selected Stories of Sholom Aleichem, Kazin assesses Aleichem's treatment of Jewish people and the Yiddish ...
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In the following excerpt, Howe discusses Aleichem's significance within the Jewish literary tradition, asserting 'He is, I think, the only modern writer who may truly be said to be a cul...
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In the following essay, Gittleman examines Aleichem's portrayals of Jewish mothers and sons in his short fiction and finds similarities in Philip Roth's novel Portnoy's Complaint....
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Frances Butwin is a Polish-born American translator and critic. With Julius Butwin, she selected and translated a collection of stories by Sholom Aleichem, which was published in 1946 as The Old Count...
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In the following essay, Wirth-Nesher discusses the paradoxical nature of the monologue form in Aleichem's short fiction.
It is generally recognized that Sholem Aleichem's success as a wr...
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In the following essay, Miller considers the problematic endings of Aleichem's short fiction.
The nonspecialist (I shall use a none-too-hypothetical undergraduate student as example) comes to t...
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In the following excerpt, Aarons examines the defining characteristics of Aleichem' s shtetl stories.
At the heart of Sholom Aleichem's short stories, monologues and feuilletons lies Kas...
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Sholom Aleichem
