Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish: The Yiddish Hour with Cantor Figa

L’chaim! This month’s Yiddish Hour takes deep dive into Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. We look at the original Tevye stories penned by the father of Yiddish literature, Sholem Aleichem ... How those stories were adapted into the blockbuster Broadway musical and movie Fiddler on the Roof, and how it was then readapted back into Yiddish. Hear the songs with translations and explanations, and marvel at the wit and authentic Jewishness of Sholem Aleichem’s original words and phrases. You will kvell!​​​​​​​