molly picon was the name of the matchmaker character in fiddler on the roof, the 1964 musical.
molly picon was the name of the matchmaker character in fiddler on the roof, the 1964 musical.
what is the name of the matchmaker character in fiddler on the roof, the 1964 musical?
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there is a mistaken belief that the word for a jewish matchmaker is "yenta" or "yente". in reality a jewish matchmaker is called a "shadchan" (שדכן). the origin of this error is the 1964 musical "fiddler on the roof", in which a character named yente serves as the matchmaker for the village of anatevka. the yiddish name "yente" derives from a word meaning "gentle" or "noble" but it has come to refer to a woman who is a gossip or a busybody, much like the character in the film.
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a matchmaker is a person who engages in matchmaking, sometimes as a profession.









































matchmaker or the matchmaker may refer to:









































bullet::::- "matchmaker" (game show), a late-80's dating show









































bullet::::- "matchmaker" (tv series), an english-language canadian television series









































bullet::::- "matchmaker" ("how i met your mother"), a 2005 episode of the situation comedy "how i met your mother"









































bullet::::- "matchmaker", a play by john b. keane









































bullet::::- “"matchmaker, matchmaker"”, a 1964 song from the musical "fiddler on the roof"









































bullet::::- "the matchmaker", a 1955 play by thornton wilder









































bullet::::- "the matchmaker" (1934 film), an italian comedy film directed by amleto palermi
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