Synopsis: This acclaimed play, broadcast on national television in 1959, concentrates on famed Yiddish storyteller Sholom Aleichem as he tells three tales: "A Tale of Chelm," about a bookseller who tries to buy a goat in a town of fools; "Bontche Schweig," a tale of a poor man whose heavenly arrival... This acclaimed play, broadcast on national television in 1959, concentrates on famed Yiddish storyteller Sholom Aleichem as he tells three tales: "A Tale of Chelm," about a bookseller who tries to buy a goat in a town of fools; "Bontche Schweig," a tale of a poor man whose heavenly arrival coaxes tears from the angels; and "The High School," about a couple's attempts to send their son to a nonreligious school. [More]