Sholom Aleichem nació el 18 de febrero de 1859 en Pereyaslav, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [ahora Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]. Murió el 13 de mayo de 1916 en Nueva York, Nueva York, EE.UU..
Stage: His play, "The World of Sholom Aliechem," was performed at the Embassy Theatre in London, England, with David Kossof, Alfie Bass, Miriam Karlin, Tutte Lemkow and Mark Dignam in the cast. Sam Wanamaker was director.
