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0 Culture Holidays

These New Kids Books Make the Best Hanukkah Gifts

Alexandra Lapkin Schwank in Hadassah · 20 Nov

A curated collection of children's books, ideal for Hanukkah gifting, brings themes of friendship, family, and community to life.

0 Language

Training the 'Hester Street' actors how to say their Yiddish lines

Miriam Isaacs in Forward · 26 Mar

Miriam Isaacs is the Yiddish language coach for the play "Hester Street," a drama set in the world of Jewish immigrant life in New York.

0 History

My Mother’s Classic Jewish Film ‘Hester Street’ Deserves Its Renaissance

Dina Micklin Silver in Kveller · 21 Mar

Joan Micklin Silver's 1975 Oscar-nominated film, "Hester Street," based on Abraham Cahan's novella, captures the Jewish immigrant experience.

0 Literature Culture

How ‘Hester Street’ made its way to the stage

PJ Grisar in Forward · 19 Mar

The stage adaptation of the film "Hester Street" was initially met with skepticism by director Joan Micklin Silver in 2015 but eventually was embraced and brought to life as a Yiddish and English play with music, premiering at Theater J in Washington, D.C. in March 2024.

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The Forward turns 125

Jay Ehrlich in Forward · 18 Apr 2022

The Forward, a renowned Jewish media outlet, is celebrating its 125th anniversary and has relaunched its website.

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The ideological journey of the Forverts in the first half of the 20th century

Forward · 28 Jan 2022

The book "Transatlantic Russian Jewishness: Ideological Voyages of the Yiddish Daily Forverts in the First Half of the Twentieth Century" by Gennady Estraikh explores the history of the Forverts, a Yiddish newspaper, and its editor Abraham Cahan.

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Mit mazl geyert zikh! It’s our 123rd birthday!

Talya Zax in Forward · 23 Apr 2020

On its 123rd birthday, The Forward reflects on its beginnings as a Yiddish-language daily newspaper founded in 1897 by Abraham Cahan.

0 Literature Antisemitism

Sholem Asch’s Jewish Gospels

Shalom Goldman in Tablet · 24 Dec 2018

Sholem Asch, a prominent Yiddish writer, stirred controversy with his Christian-themed novels, namely "The Nazarene" and "The Apostle," followed by "Mary."

0 Communities History

The Forward Building: From Labor Citadel to Luxury Condos

Forward · 16 Apr 2016

The iconic Forward Building, situated in New York's Lower East Side, epitomizes the evolving identity of the neighborhood—a shift from a hub of Jewish labor movement to a symbol of urban gentrification.

0 Antisemitism History

When Leo Frank Was Lynched a Century Ago

Forward · 17 Aug 2015

Leo Frank, a Jewish man from Atlanta, was wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in 1913 amidst anti-Semitic and anti-Northern sentiments.

0 Antisemitism History

The Leo Frank Story

Forward · 21 Aug 2013

The Leo Frank story, revolving around the trial, conviction, and lynching of Leo Frank in 1915, is seen as a pivotal moment in American Jewish history, sparking unity in the face of anti-Semitism.

0 Literature Culture

The Showdown Between Two Forward Icons

Forward · 6 Apr 2007

The article discusses the tumultuous relationship between two iconic figures associated with the Jewish Daily Forward: editor Abraham Cahan and writer Isaac Bashevis Singer.