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Abraham Cahan (1860-1951) was born to an Orthodox Jewish family near Vilna. An ardent socialist, he emigrated to the United States in 1882, settling on New York City's Lower East Side. He was the influential editor of the Yiddish-language newspaper the Jewish Daily Forward. He also was a novelist and short story writer, writing his fiction in the English language.

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• Abraham Cahan (1860-1951)

  http://www.learner.org/amerpass/unit09/authors-2.html
  An introduction to the influential Jewish immigrant writer.

• Abraham Cahan: Classroom Issues and Strategies

  http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide/cahan.html
  Suggestions for teaching Cahan in the classroom.

• Jewish Encyclopedia: Abraham Cahan

  http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3891-cahan-abraham
  1901 biography of the Russian-American novelist and labor leader, with particular emphasis on his socialist activities.

• Jewish Virtual Library: Abraham Cahan

  http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/cahan.html
  Biography of the influential Yiddish writer, with particular emphasis on his career as a journalist.

• Spartacus Educational: Abraham Cahan

  http://spartacus-educational.com/USAcahan.htm
  Short biography for schoolchildren. Includes portrait.

• The Heath Anthology of American Literature: Abraham Cahan

  http://college.cengage.com/english/lauter/heath/4e/students/author_pages/late_nineteenth/cahan_ab.html
  Biography of the Jewish-American author and discussion of his literary legacy.

• The Rise of Abraham Cahan

  http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/abraham-cahan/
  The story of the immigrant journalist and novelist.

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