From the Lampert Library
The history of the Yiddish theater is fascinating and the story behind Fiddler on the Roof is the stuff of legends. I’m sure that you will enjoy Dr. Debra Kaplan’s talk on Saturday’s Nourish session.
Please check out these related books all of which are from the Lampert Library.
You never know what you’ll find on the Lampert Library’s shelves. There’s always something new and interesting no matter what your interest or age.
Gottlieb, Funny, It Doesn’t Sound Jewish: how Yiddish songs and synagogue melodies influenced Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood.
Lyman, Great Jews in Music consists of over 100 major biographies and many more short listings of Jews who have made their mark in the world of music.
Idelsohn, Jewish Music: its historical development.
Isenberg, Tradition! the highly improbable, ultimately triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood story of Fiddler on the Roof, the world’s most beloved musical was published in celebration of Fiddler’s 50th anniversary and features information from interviews with the principals.
Solomon, Wonder of Wonders: a cultural history of Fiddler on the Roof.
Sandrow, Vagabond Stars: a world history of Yiddish Theater.
Wait-Goldberg, My Father, Sholom Aleichem.
Goldberg, The Yid: a novel, set in Stalin’s Russia, features Solomon Shimonovich Levinson, an actor from the defunct State Jewish Theater who devises a crazy plot.
Sholom, Adventures of Mottel the Cantor’s Son.
Tevye the Dairyman and The Railroad Stories.
The Great Fair: scenes from my childhood.
Holiday Tales of Sholom Aleichem.
Falstein, The Man Who Loved Laughter: the story of Sholom Aleichem.
Perl, Molly Picon: a gift of laughter tells the true story of the American Yiddish actress whose career lasted more than 80 years and who played Yentl in the movie of Fiddler on the Roof.
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