New York City block named for Aleichem From: Ukrainian Weekly, The | Date: November 10, 1996| Author: Irene Jarosewich | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Ukrainian Weekly, The

11-10-1996

New York City block named for Aleichem.

Two streets in Manhattan now carry the names of writers born in Ukraine. The first block is located off Sixth and Seventh streets between Second and Third avenues in the East Village, and is named after beloved poet and writer Taras Shevchenko. The second, a block on East 33rd between Park and Madison, was dedicated on September 29 in honor of Yiddish author Sholom Aleichem. Born near Pere...

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