Deeply researched, powerfully felt and beautifully sung, Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears is based on the true tale of the great Yiddish storyteller's youth, fame and challenging journey to America and contains a rich catalogue of Yiddish (and English) songs performed with Grammy Award-nominated Tamara Brooks on piano and internationally-renowned Bosnian accordionist Merima Kljuo. Theodore Bikel is a world-renowned stage and screen actor as well as one of the world's most beloved singers of folk music.