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The Titanic in Yiddish Folklore
One hundred years ago on April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank into the sea as it made its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from Southampton, England, to New York City. More than 1,500 people died in the freezing waters and the entire world not only talked about this event but also sang about the…
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Marlo Thomas Honored at Physician of the Year Awards Dinner
“My mother [who came to America from Zloczow, Poland, in 1919] vowed that her son would be the first family member to go to college,” Dr. Robert Brent said as he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Castle Connolly National Physician of the Year Awards dinner, held on March 26 at The Pierre hotel….
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Two Orphans Thrown Aboard a Lifeboat
This article was published in the Yiddish-language Forward on April 21, 1912. When the sailors had finished letting down the last lifeboat, a Frenchman ran to the edge of the deck with two children in his arms. In his desperation, he pleaded with the sailors and passengers in the lifeboat to take his children. The…
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Company Director Answers Senate Regarding the Titanic
This article was published in the Yiddish-language Forward on April 20, 1912. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate committee that was directed to investigate circumstances and facts regarding the major accident that occurred to passengers of the Titanic heard several witnesses. The first witness to be called was Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line,…
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National Council of Jewish Women Receives Passengers at Dock
This article was published in the Yiddish-language Forward on April 20, 1912. A committee from the National Council of Jewish Women composed of Mrs. American and Mrs. Perlman welcomed the rescued Jewish passengers from the Carpathia. The committee had four automobiles, and they drove the survivors from the dock to the Hospitality Society and the…
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What Those Rescued from the Titanic Experienced
This article was published in the Yiddish-language Forward on April 19, 1912. “I was standing at the wheel of the Titanic when the accident happened,” said Robert Hitchens, one of the ship’s officers who was rescued. “At 20 minutes to 12, I heard three bell signals and precisely afterward received a call from the watchman…
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Rescued Women and Children Staying With Hospital Society
This article was published in the Yiddish-language Forward on April 20, 1912. This is a group of Jewish women and children who were rescued from the Titanic and who are now staying with the Hospitality Society. The picture was taken especially for the Forverts in the Hospitality Society building at 239 East Broadway. The first…
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Mimouna Revelries Mark End of Passover
‘My Ashkenazi friends think I am crazy,” said Malka Joseph, a 35-year-old teacher from the Israeli city Ashkelon. “They tell me that preparing for Passover is hard enough, but preparing for two festivals back to back is unthinkable.” Joseph will host 12 guests for a Seder on April 6. A week later, a day after…
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Ties Bind Jewish Charities to Titanic
The Titanic’s sinking in 1912 coincided with one of the most vibrant moments in American Jewish history, when Jews in New York, Chicago and beyond were organizing to ease the passage of their contemporaries from Eastern Europe. Jewish organizations like the National Council of Jewish Women and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society were in a…
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Remembering Mike Wallace, A Jew Unafraid of the Truth
Of all the thousands of reports done by Mike Wallace during his four decades with “60 Minutes,” few brought as much grief to the veteran journalist and those of us who worked with him as those involving Israel. And since it was difficult to write off Mike as an anti-Semite, he was frequently charged instead…
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Forward’s Eisner Honored for Editorials
Forward Editor Jane Eisner has won a 2011 Sigma Delta Chi award from the national Society of Professional Journalists for editorials commenting on a range of social justice issues. The announcement marked the third year in a row that Eisner has been honored for editorial writing. In an April 10 press release, SPJ said the…
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