The Gold Diggers (Aleichem play)

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Di goldgreber (The Gold Diggers) is a play by Sholem Aleichem, in the tradition of Yiddish theatre. Originally called The Treasure in its earlier incarnation, Aleichem changed the title after another play appeared with the same name. [1] The subject is a comedy of shtetl life thrown into chaos by rumours of Napoleonic gold having been buried in a Jewish cemetery. [2] The Polish State Jewish Theatre revived the play, using the original title The Treasure, in 1949.

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  1. ↑ Jacob Weitzner Sholem Aleichem in the Theater 0838636365- 1994 Page 42 "Although Sholem Aleichem was easily influenced, and willingly accepted criticism, he refused to bury The Treasure in a ... and Sholem Aleichem decided to avoid confusion and call the second and final version of his play The Gold Diggers."
  2. ↑ Joel Berkowitz, Barbara Henry Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage 2012 Page 147 "which premiered in July 1934, was Weichert's version of Sholem Aleichem's Di goldgreber (The gold diggers), about a shtetl that goes berserk searching for gold, allegedly hidden in the cemetery by Napoleon"


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