A movement to erect a statue to Sholem Aleichem, famous Yiddish humorist, in his birthplace, Pereyaslow, was launched today in Kharkow.
Writing in the Stern, the Jewish author H. Blaustein addressed an appeal to the Soviet Writers Union of the Ukraine and to the Jewish population to aid in such a project. He said that a street, a school
and a scholarship had already been named for the humorist, but a worthier memorial was needed. Sholem Aleichem, whose real name was Sholem Rabinovitch, died in New York in 1916.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
