Jeremy Dauber
Professor of Yiddish literature at Columbia University and author of The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem; provides the primary scholarly commentary and answers about Sholem Aleichem's life, work, and afterlife.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 1h 3min
The Remarkable Life and Afterlife of Sholem Aleichem
Jeremy Dauber, Columbia professor of Yiddish literature and author of The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem, guides a lively tour of Sholem Aleichem’s life and art. He explores the writer’s shift to Yiddish, the creation and multilayered appeal of Tevye, Aleichem’s blend of humor and sorrow, his professional craft, and the varied afterlives and adaptations that kept his work alive.
