Letters of Menakhem-Mendl and Sheyne-Sheyndl and Motl, the Cantor's Son And, Motl, the Cantor's Son

Sholem Aleichem, born Sholem Rabinovich in 1859, was one of Yiddish literature's most beloved and widely translated authors. Among his many enduring characters is Tevye the Dairyman, who inspired the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem died in New York City in 1916 Hillel Halkin is a widely respected translator of Yiddish and Hebrew and a frequent contributor to Commentary, The Forward, and The Jerusalem PostAleichem, Sholem is the author of 'Letters of Menakhem-Mendl and Sheyne-Sheyndl and Motl, the Cantor's Son And, Motl, the Cantor's Son', published 2002 under ISBN 9780300092462 and ISBN 0300092466.