Statue of Sholem Aleichem unveiled at Tel Aviv University
The sculpture is a replica of one that stands in the historical Jewish quarter of Moscow
Photo by Yuval Yosef
By Forverts Staff June 25, 2023
A bronze statue of the Yiddish author and playwright Sholem Aleichem was recently unveiled at Tel Aviv University.
Sholem Aleichem, one of the most popular classical writers of modern Yiddish literature, is best known for his collection of stories, Tevye the Dairyman, which were the basis for the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof.
The sculpture, created by Russian-Jewish sculptor Yuri Chernov, is a replica of one that stands in the historical Jewish quarter of Moscow, near the former building of the GOSET Theater. A number of plays based on Sholem Aleichem’s works were staged there, under the direction of Solomon Mikhoels, until the theater’s closure in 1948.
The concept of the project was conceived by Dr. Mark Zilberquit and supported by the Blavatnik Foundation.
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