AlovingtributetoatoweringfigureinJewishAmericanhistoryfromtwoaward-winningcreators.Two-timeNationalJewishBookAwardwinnerNormanH.FinkelsteinandSydneyTaylorAwardwinnerVesperStamperhaveteameduptotellthestoryofAbrahamCahan,thefounderandlongtimeeditoroftheYiddishlanguagenewspapertheForverts(theForward),which,initsheyday,wasoneofthelargestnewspapersintheUnitedStates.Asthesayingwent:“What’sahomewithouttheForverts?“Fromexplainingvotingrightstotheimportanceofpublichealthmeasurestoeverydayquestionslikehowtoplaybaseball,CahanimprovedthelivesofcountlessnewlyarrivedJewishimmigrantswhowantedtofeelathomeinanew,strangeland.HealsopublishedcelebratedwriterssuchasIsaacBashevisSingerandcreatedtheiconicadvicecolumntheBintelBriefforhomesickreaders.Backmatterincludesabibliography,atimeline,moreinfoonCahan’slifeandtheYiddishlanguage,andanoteontheauthor’spersonalconnectiontotheForverts.
