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After much distraction, I have finished these two stories.

I would highly recommend Teyve the Dairyman to any fans of Fiddler on the Roof. But be warned it has some dark moments that were not in the musical.

I love the voice in Molt, The Cantor‘s son — a young boy whose family flees to America due to pogroms. His childishness hides so much and shows such resiliency.

Highly recommended. I wish I could read the original Yiddish.

Got Teyve the Dairyman read just in time for the show. Full book review coming when I‘ve finished the other novella in the same volume, Motl the Cantor‘s Son. (Takes place partly in NYC so it seems good “while you‘re there reading”). But I will say that Teyve has some very dark moments that were not included in Fiddler.

The production of Fiddler in Yiddish was breathtaking. I was in tears during “Traditsye” and again at several other points.

I have a ticket to the Saturday matinée of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Joel Grey and performed in Yiddish. Which means I have just over 48 hours to read Teyve the Dairyman, which has been on my list for years if not decades.

It‘s raining and the museums don‘t open for three more hours. Reading and knitting time. #knittinglittens #holidayreading

This was an okay read. I don't think it was Sholem Aleichem's best work, I would definitely recommend 'In the Storm' instead. But I will say that the last chapter was very good. This book is much darker than the beloved movie, Fiddler on the Roof, but still has the humour and enlightened wisdom Rep Tevye brings onto the pages. 3/5 stars. Also, I only read Tevye the Dairyman. I wasn't interested in reading the railroad stories.