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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:adaptations
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Stage adaptations of his works
Film adaptations of his stories
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Yiddish
gptkb:Jewish_community
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1859-02-18
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Mount_Hebron_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Miriam_Aleichem
Lilyan Aleichem
David Aleichem
Sonia Aleichem
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gptkbp:death_date
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1916-05-13
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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Jewish
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Depicting Jewish life in Eastern Europe
Creating the character Tevye
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:drama
Humor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sholom Aleichem
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Isaac_Bashevis_Singer
gptkb:Mendele_Mocher_Sforim
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Sholem_Asch
gptkb:Leo_Tolstoy
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
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gptkbp:inspired
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gptkb:Fiddler_on_the_Roof
Various adaptations of his works
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Yiddish
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on American theater
Cultural icon in Jewish communities
Influence on Jewish identity in literature
Pioneer of modern Yiddish literature
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Ukrainian
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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' A man is not a man until he has a son.'
' The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.'
' Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.'
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:Tevye_the_Dairyman
gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Menahem-Mendl
gptkb:The_Old_Country
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:playwright
gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Pereiaslav
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:spouse
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Marina Aleichem
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Yale_Strom
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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