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Abraham, (Abe ), 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia. |
Abraham Cahan
journalist, reformer, and novelist who for more than 40 years served as editor of the New York Yiddish-language daily newspaper the Jewish Daily Forward (Yiddish title Forverts), which helped newly arrived Jewish immigrants adapt to American culture.
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