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Sholom Aleichem
Sholom Aleichem

Sholom Aleichem, born Solomon Rabinovich, was a prominent Jewish author in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for his humor and satire, his works have been highly appreciated by readers. Aleichem is renowned for his profound insights into Jewish life and his delicate portrayal of human nature. more

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“I love you in–in every kind of way.’ ‘I feel like that too . . .’ His voice is shocked and raw. ‘It’s – it’s a feeling so big I sometimes think it’s going to swalow me. It’s so strong I feel it could kil me. It keeps growing and I can’t – I don’t know what to do to stop it. But – but we’re not supposed to do this – to love each other like this!”

“Anyone can write five people trapped in a snowstorm. The question is how you get them into the snowstorm. It's hard to write a good play because it's hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of your head, so can the audience. To think of a plot that is, as Aristotle says, surprising and yet inevitable, is a lot, lot, lot of work.”