The classic musical tells the story of a jewish family living in a pre revolutionary russian village.
Fiddler on the roof town setting.
Fiddler on the roof is a classic musical about jewish life set in the small ukraine town of anatevka during the early 20th century.
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The events related in the fiddler on the roof take place in anatevka a fictional town inside the pale during the year of 1905.
From 1880 to 1920 when there was a political social crisis the russian government would incite the population against the jews trying to divert its attention from the real problems.
Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905.
Fiddler on the roof is based on the book tevye and his daughters by sholem aleichem.
It reveals jewish life and the problems the people faced in pre revolutionary russia.
It is a tumultuous time in russia with the persecution of jews and the anti tsarist sentiment that would lead to the revolution.