Abraham Cahan (July 7, 1860 - 1951) was a leading writer and lecturer for socialist and labor movements in New York City. He was the founder and editor of the Yiddish paper Forverts, and his novel The Rise of David Levinsky was particularly revered. 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. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ... The Forward is a Jewish-American newspaper published in New York. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ...

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. Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ... Orthodox Judaism is one of the three major branches of Judaism. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A revolution is a relatively sudden and absolutely drastic change. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ...

He published his first novella Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto in 1896. Many years after his death, it was made into the movie Hester Street (1975). In 1898 he published a collection of short stories entitled The Imported Bridegroom and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto. 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hester Street is a 1975 film which tells the story of an immigrant Jewish woman who clings to the old ways while her husband and son succumb to the American culture in turn-of-the-century New York City. ... See also: 1974 in film 1975 1976 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

External link

• Works by Abraham Cahan at Project Gutenberg

He also wrote a 5 volume autobiography "Bleter fun mayn Leben" in Yiddish, the first three volumes of which were translated into English as "the Education of Abraham Cahan". Project Gutenberg (PG) was launched by Michael Hart in 1971 in order to provide a library, on what would later become the Internet, of free electronic versions (sometimes called e-texts) of physically existing books. ...