The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present a talk by Rabbi Dr. Robert E. Fierstien, Adjunct Professor of Jewish Studies at Richard Stockton University and Co-Chair of the JHMOMC History Committee entitled, More Than Just Fiddler: The Life and Works of Shalom Aleichem, on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. This program was originally scheduled for November 2015 but was postponed. Admission is $3 members, $5 non-members, students free.

With the recent revival of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway, people once again are turning to the wonderful stories of Shalom Aleichem on which “Fiddler” is based. This year, 2016, marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of the great Yiddish writer, a man whom many consider to be the finest Jewish writer since ancient times.  In addition to his stories, he also wrote satires, plays, and novels, many of which are quite surprising in their poetic beauty and the way in which they challenge our accepted values.

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