Play of the Week World of Sholom Aleichem (Season 1, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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World of Sholom Aleichem (Season 1, Episode 10)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Sholom Aleichem composed comic, poignant tales of Jewish life in the ghettos of Eastern Europe. His story, "The High School," is dramatized in this two-hour offering, along with I. L. Peretz's fantasy, "Bontche Schweig," and the folk story...See moreSholom Aleichem composed comic, poignant tales of Jewish life in the ghettos of Eastern Europe. His story, "The High School," is dramatized in this two-hour offering, along with I. L. Peretz's fantasy, "Bontche Schweig," and the folk story, "A Tale of Chelm." Arnold Perl dramatized the stories; Sam Levene, as Mendele the Bookseller, introduces them. 1. "A Tale of Chelm." The wisest man in a town of fools buys a goat. Confusion ensues. 2. "Bontche Schweig" dies and goes to heaven. The angels wonder how to reward this patient soul, plagued by misfortune all his life. 3. "The High School." A Jewish mother fights to enroll her son in the regular town school. See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Gertrude Berg Hannah ('The High School') Hannah ('The High School') See fewer	The Goldbergs (1949)
Conrad Bromberg Moishe Katz / Angel ('The High School' / 'Bontche Schweig') (as Conrad Josephs) Moishe Katz / Angel ('The High School' / 'Bontche Schweig') (as Conrad Josephs) See fewer	Killer Instinct (1988)
Morris Carnovsky Rabbi / Aaron Katz / Presiding Angel ('A Tale of Chelm' / 'The High School' / 'Bontche Schweig') Rabbi / Aaron Katz / Presiding Angel ('A Tale of Chelm' / 'The High School' / 'Bontche Schweig') See fewer	Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Elsa Freed Angel Angel See fewer	Play of the Week (1959)
Jack Gilford Bontsche Schweig ('Bontche Schweig) Bontsche Schweig ('Bontche Schweig) See fewer	Catch-22 (1970)
Lee Grant The Goatseller / Avenging Angel ('A Tale of Chelm' / 'Bontche Schweig') The Goatseller / Avenging Angel ('A Tale of Chelm' / 'Bontche Schweig') See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Henry Lascoe Abraham / Principal ('Bontche Schweig' / 'High School') Abraham / Principal ('Bontche Schweig' / 'High School') See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Sam Levene Mendele Mendele See fewer	After the Thin Man (1936)
Zero Mostel Melamed / Angel / Uncle Maxi ('A Tale of Chelm' / 'Bontche Schweig' / 'The High School' Melamed / Angel / Uncle Maxi ('A Tale of Chelm' / 'Bontche Schweig' / 'The High School' See fewer	The Producers (1967)
Charlotte Rae The Angel Rochele / Angel / Aunt Reba ('A Tale of Chelm' / 'Bontche Schweig' / 'The High Scool') The Angel Rochele / Angel / Aunt Reba ('A Tale of Chelm' / 'Bontche Schweig' / 'The High Scool') See fewer	The Facts of Life (1979)
Frederick Rolf Prosecutor ('Bontche Schweig') Prosecutor ('Bontche Schweig') See fewer	Witness (1985)
Nancy Walker Rifkele ('A Tale of Chelm') Rifkele ('A Tale of Chelm') See fewer	Rhoda (1974)
Dora Weissman Angel Angel See fewer	The Panic in Needle Park (1971)