Fiddler On The Roof

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.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
20/12/2023

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.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
17/10/2023

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.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
24/06/2023

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.

By JOSEPH SCUTTS
20/05/2023

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.

By AARON KATSMAN
25/03/2023
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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.

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

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.

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

Yiddish revival hits New York with Folksbiene.

By JON KALISH/JTA
05/01/2023
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