1859 - 1916 

Pseudonym of Solomon Rabinowitz (also spelled "Shalom" and "Sholem" that is a traditional Hebrew and Yiddish greeting and means "peace be with you"). Yiddish short-story writer, dramatist, and humorist. Recognized as a best Jewish writer who ever lived in Russia and wrote in Yiddish. Regarded as one of the most creative writers in Yiddish. Famous for his sad and ironical novels and stories that describe the life of simple Russian Jews in small towns. 

Born in Pereyaslav (now Pereyaslav-Khmel’nitsky), near Kiev, Ukraine. Worked as a teacher and rabbi. In 1905 fled Jewish persecution in Russia and in 1914 settled in New York City.

Most important works include "Stempenyu" (translated in English in 1913), "Inside Kasrilovka" (1938), "The Old Country" (1946), "Tevye's Daughters" (1949), and "Adventures of Mottel, The Cantor's Son" (1953). Most known characters are Menachem Mendel, the typical small-town Jew; the eternal dreamer and schemer (Luftmensch); and the best loved, Tobias the Dairyman (Tevye der Milchiger), an indestructible optimist. A well-known musical comedy "Fiddler on the Roof" (1964) is based on Sholom Aleichem's stories about Tevye.

Often visited Odessa.

Sholom Aleichem Page
Sholom Aleichem Family Publications
Books by Sholom Aleichem
Records of selected stories in English

Sholom Aleichem Page in Russian
Selected stories in Russian