Fiddler On The Roof: From The Pale Of Settlement To The Broadway Stage with Dr. Avi Blitz
December 5 @ 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM EST
**FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: FROM THE PALE OF SETTLEMENT TO THE BROADWAY STAGE with
Dr. Avi Blitz**
ZOOM
**THURSDAYS, 7:30 – 8:45 PM**
Nov 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5
Explore the world of author Sholem Aleichem, the man whose stories inspired
the Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Begin by reading The Railroad
Stories and consider what kind of world Sholem Aleichem inhabited. Read the
tales of Tevye the Dairyman and consider how each of Tevye’s daughters
represents a different future for the Jewish people. Look at the rise of
Yiddish theater in New York and reflect on the conditions that made the
production of Fiddler on the Roof possible. Finally, we will watch Tevya, a
1939 Yiddish film adaptation of the stories, which we will compare with the
1971 film of the Broadway show. Dr. Avi Blitz will be our guide as we compare
how the Broadway musical changed the original stories to align with Jewish-
American realities and explore the ways in which the play speaks to a
universal immigrant experience in the United States.****
**Tuition: $80**
Organized by: JLearn
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