Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.
Release Date: February 24, 2012
Status: Released
Genres:
Documentary
History
Cast

Rachel Dratch
Shayne Sheyndl
Hillel Halkin
Himself

Jason Kravits
Menachem Mendi
Dan Miron
Himself

Peter Riegert
Tevye

Alan Rosenberg
Narrator
David Roskies
Himself
Ruth Wisse
Herself
