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Abraham Cahan (July 7, 1860 - 1951) was an American labor organizer and author.
He was born in Vilna, Lithuania into a Jewish Orthodox family. He emigrated to the United States in 1881 in order to escape the massive roundup of revolutionaries after the assassination of Alexander II of Russia. He became a leading writer and lecturer for labor movements in New York City and was the founder and editor of the Yiddish paper Forverts. By 1924, Forverts had over a quarter of a million readers, making it the most successful non-English language newspaper in the U.S. and the leading Yiddish paper in the world.
His first novella, Yekl: a Tale of the New York Ghetto was published in 1896. It was released as the film Hester Street in 1975. Two years later in 1898, he published The Imported Bridegroom and Other Stories, which was released as the film, The Imported Bridegroom in 1990. His other important work, The Rise of David Levinsky was published in 1917.
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"Under your tenement roofs are stories of the real-life stuff; the very stuff of which great literature can be made" - Abraham Cahan
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"Under your tenement roofs are stories of the real-life stuff; the very stuff of which great literature can be made" - Abraham Cahan
Abraham Cahan - Biography of the immigrant author and his importance to Jewish-American literature.
Abraham Cahan (1860-1951) - An introduction to the influential Jewish immigrant writer.
Abraham Cahan (1860-1951) - Biography, timeline, bibliography, and picture of the author presented by history student Ivan Lupov.
Abraham Cahan, 1860-1951 - Brief bibliography and biographical overview of the late 19th-century realist from history student Randy Hudgins.
Abraham Cahan: Classroom Issues and Strategies - Suggestions for teaching Cahan in the classroom.
Jewish Encyclopedia: Abraham Cahan - 1901 biography of the Russian-American novelist and labor leader, with particular emphasis on his socialist activities.
Meta Description: [ Russian-American novelist and labor leader; born in Podberezhye, government of Wilna, July 7, 1860. His grandfather was a rabbi and ... ]
Jewish Virtual Library: Abraham Cahan - Biography of the influential Yiddish writer, with particular emphasis on his career as a journalist.
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Literary migration: Abraham Cahan's The Imported Bridegroom and the alternative of American fiction - Scholarly article by Philip Joseph offers a theory on why Cahan wrote fiction in English rather than Yiddish.
Spartacus Educational: Abraham Cahan - Short biography for schoolchildren. Includes portrait.
The Heath Anthology of American Literature: Abraham Cahan - Biography of the Jewish-American author and discussion of his literary legacy.
The Rise of Abraham Cahan - The story of the immigrant journalist and novelist.
Meta Description: [ The founder and editor of the Forward wrote one of the most important American immigrant novels ever. ]
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