Sholem

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Sholem is a given name and a surname. Notable people called Sholem include:

Given name:

  • Sholem Yakov Abramovich (1836–1917), Jewish author, founder of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature
  • Sholem Aleichem (1859–1916), Yiddish author and playwright in the Russian Empire and United States
  • Sholem Asch (1880–1957), Polish-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist who settled in the United States
  • Sholem Ber Hecht (born 1946), American Chabad rabbi
  • Sholem Schwarzbard (1886–1938), Jewish Russian-born French Yiddish poet
  • Sholem Shtern (1907–1990), Canadian Yiddish poet, novelist, and critic

Surname:

  • Gerschom Sholem (1897–1982), German-born Israeli philosopher and historian
  • Lee Sholem (1913–2000), American television and film director

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