Translated By Chana Pollack
By Translated By Chana Pollack
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Film & TV Elie Wiesel reviewed ‘Oppenheimer’ — and it made him shudder
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Culture For This Jewish Writer, Venice Was Only a Drippy City On The Adriatic
The peripatetic M. Baranov (1864-1942) — pseudonym of the earliest known Forverts travel writer Moyshe Gormidor — was employed by the Forverts starting in 1905. Forward Founder Ab Cahan called him a born satirist and remarkably clear writer specializing in short robust sentences and an edgy sense of humor. A revolutionary from Zhitomir in the…
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Culture In 1906, The Forward’s Geyser Became An Unlikely Water Source
“Thousands Come Drink Cold Fresh Water From The ‘Forverts’ Foundation-Stone,” the Forward’s headline read. And New York’s newspapers were filled with the story of the remarkable source uncovered while digging the foundation for the new 10 floor building that was being raised by the ‘Forverts. The English language press was full of descriptions and images…
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