Sholom Aleichem nasceu o 18 de fevereiro de 1859 em Pereyaslav, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [agora Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]. Morreu o 13 de maio de 1916 em Nova Iorque, Nova Iorque, EUA.
Stage: His play, "The World of Sholom Aliechem," was performed at the Embassy Theatre in London, England, with David Kossof, Alfie Bass, Miriam Karlin, Tutte Lemkow and Mark Dignam in the cast. Sam Wanamaker was director.
