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Amazing Abe: How Abraham Cahan's Newspaper Gave a Voice to Jewish Immigrants
Norman H. Finkelstein
Illustrator: Vesper Stamper
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 978-0-8234-5164-7
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-Immigrants, education, Yiddish, newspaper influence
An immigrant from Russia cofounded, and for 50 years edited, the Yiddish language newspaper Forverts (the Forward), offering guidance and advice along with the news. Colorful gouache illustrations. Back matter.