A Tribute to Sholem Aleichem Conference

On May 22, 2016 at 3:00 pm, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host the conference "A Tribute to Sholem Aleichem," an event supported by the UJE and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. A commemoration of Sholem Aleichem’s hundredth yortsayt (anniversary of his death), this conference inaugurates a major exhibition that will represent the newly acquired Sholem Aleichem Family Archive, as well as other manuscripts, photographs, unique sound recordings, and other rarely seen materials from the YIVO archives.

The program will feature a reception, dramatic readings from Sholem Aleichem’s The Letters of Menakhem-Mendl and more by Shane Baker and Eleanor Reissa, and a discussion of Sholem Aleichem’s work and legacy by scholars Jonathan Brent, David Fishman, Mikhail Krutikov, Curt Leviant, and Alisa Solomon. Topics covered will range from Sholem Aleichem in historic and contemporary Ukraine, Fiddler on the Roof and Sholem Aleichem in popular culture, and Sholem Aleichem’s continuing legacy.

For more information see: https://www.yivo.org/A-Tribute-to-Sholem-Aleichem