Fiddler On The Roof

Donald Trump reportedly expressed affection for ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Kennedy Center meeting

Trump has not previously been reported to be a Fiddler fan, but the musical has intersected with him before.

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2025.
 MONUMENT TO Shalom Aleichem in Bohuslav, Ukraine.

This week in Jewish history: Birthday of Frank Gehry, Yahrzeit of Avraham Ibn Ezra

 Lone Soldiers enjoy catching up while converting their foreign licenses to Israeli ones today in Holon.

Grapevine August 29, 2024: Lone Soldiers

 View of an empty theatre salon at the Cameri theatre in Tel Aviv on January 26, 2006.

‘Cabaret’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ among Tony Award nominees


Director of 'Fiddler on the Roof', Norman Jewison dies at 97

Jewison: “The biggest grossing picture is not necessarily the best picture... So just tell stories that move us to laughter and tears, and perhaps reveal a little truth about ourselves.”

 DIRECTOR Norman Jewison holds a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to him by Cher at the 62nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles in 2010.

20 Jewish celebrities who died in 2023

Here is a selection of obituaries of 20 of the most famous Jews who died in 2023m in chronological order.

 Chaim Topol

Joanna Merlin, original Tzeitel in Broadway’s ‘Fiddler,’ dies at 92

In an interview for the 2016 PBS documentary series “American Masters,” Merlin said she auditioned eight times before the director of “Fiddler,” Jerome Robbins.

Fiddler on the Roof

Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 99

Harnick — whose paeans to Jewish tradition have become internationally appreciated as a reflection of cultural loss — died Friday at his home in Manhattan.

Sheldon Harnick accepts the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, US, June 12, 2016.

Meet Zalmen Mlotek, US Yiddish Theater artistic director

I recently interviewed Zalmen in New York about his life, upbringing and career that he has been so passionate about his whole life.

 Zalmen Mlotek as musical conductor.

Passover, tradition and the value of money

Tradition, tradition: This holiday is centered on our children. Take a few minutes to teach them good money habits.

 A WOMAN examines the influx of matzah boxes in a supermarket on Wednesday in Jerusalem ahead of the Passover holiday.

Chaim Topol is an immortal icon for more than Tevye

Chaim Topol, who died recently, contributed more to the world than the role of Tevye the Dairyman.

Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol, who brought Fiddler to the screen, dies at 87

Chaim Topol is well-known for his role as Tevye in 'Fiddler on the Roof' for which he won a Golden Globe.

‘Tevye the Dairyman’ played by Chaim Topol in the popular 1971 film, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

On stage and in the classroom, Mikhl Yashinsky is stoking the flame of the Yiddish revival

Yiddish revival hits New York with Folksbiene.

‘FIDDLER ON THE ROOF’ at the 70th annual Tony Awards in 2016. After the runaway success of NYTF’s unorthodox revival of ‘Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish,’ this anomaly may have inspired a whirlwind of interest in Yiddish classes, theater and culture that is having its moment during, of all things, a

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish returning for limited off-Broadway run

The limited production will run from November 13, 2022, to January 1, 2023.

Fiddler on the Roof

Watching 'Fiddler on the Roof' in Hebrew in Tel Aviv - opinion

I loved seeing the show with my granddaughters among 2,400 fellow Israelis who understand the references, appreciate the nuances and laugh at the jokes.

 DAZZLING: CHARLES Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv.