1859-1916

A memoir of the Russian author's life from a little boy in a poverty-stricken village in Eastern Europe to becoming a celebrated author.

On cover: "55 short stories and sketches from the Old Country - including the wonderful tales of Tevye and his daughters that became Fiddler on the Roof.".

Explains how two sisters teaching school came up with one of the world's most recognizable and beloved songs.

Reveals the true origins of the "Happy Birthday" song, explaining how, in 1889, two Kentucky sisters wrote the song for the students in their kindergarten class.

Describes some events in the life of Sholem Rabinowitz, the Yiddish author whose pen name was Sholom Aleichem, and who wrote stories about Jewish life in nineteenth-century Russia.

Presents a comprehensive collection of seventeen short stories by three classic nineteenth-century Jewish authors--S.Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I.L. Peretz.