How Should Yiddish Be Written?

Abraham Cahan

1907

Ever since the written word in Russia became a bit freer,1 the country has released a torrent of Yiddish publications of every sort. Various publishing houses have appeared, and every one of them is putting out book after book, pamphlet after pamphlet. Parties of all kinds—socialist, half-socialist, liberal-nationalist—are flooding the book market…

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Abraham Cahan

1860–1951

Born near Vilna, Abraham Cahan received a traditional Jewish education, but while studying at a teacher-training institute, he lost his religious faith and embraced socialism. He immigrated to New York City in 1882 to avoid arrest for radical political activities. He became a journalist, contributing to Russian-, Yiddish-, and English-language newspapers. From 1903 to 1946, he edited Forverts. During his years in America, his socialism lost its radical edge, and he became an opponent of communist influence in the labor movement and a supporter of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was also an accomplished novelist and short-story writer in English.

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