  | Amazing Abe : how Abraham Cahan's newspaper gave a voice to Jewish immigrants Author: Finkelstein, Norman H. | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
A tribute to Abraham Cahan, founder of a prominent Yiddish language newspaper whose discussion of everything from voting rights to baseball offered crucial guidance to Jewish immigrants.
| Illustrator: | Stamper, Vesper |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 5.30 Points: .5 Quiz: 553562 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (12/01/23)
Booklist (02/01/24)
The Hornbook (00/01/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/01/2024 Finkelstein recounts the life of Abraham Cahan, the founder of The Jewish Daily Forward (Forverts, in Yiddish), at one time the most widely read foreign-language newspaper in America. Born in Lithuania, Cahan became a teacher who worked fervently for the rights of workers and the poor. Targeted by the police for his political activities, Cahan immigrated to the U.S., where he taught English to immigrants, wrote for U.S. newspapers, and, in 1897, founded Forverts—a Yiddish-language newspaper that helped immigrants to adapt to American life. Forverts not only reported news but also offered advice to newcomers, helped families locate missing relatives, and published stories by Jewish writers such as Isaac Bashevis Singer. Stamper's upbeat full-color artwork features a pleasing mix of single- and full-page spreads, as well as smaller spot art. Historical details abound: endpapers depicting wash day at a tenement, European shtetl scenes, nineteenth-century NYC factory jobs, upright typewriters in Cahan's newspaper office, and labor marches to secure workers' rights. Generous back matter rounds out this attractive offering. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
