Forverts Archive
Should I drop out of school to help with my siblings?
In 1930 and today, working parents have struggled to balance childcare and housework with professional obligations.
Q&Archives: Telling old stories in new ways with Chana Pollack
Forward archivist Chana Pollack talks about her work sifting through the history of the Forward and Jewish immigrant communities in New York.
From the archives, Influenza 1918: Till death do us part
George Abbot of Yonkers, NY, sick with influenza, wanted to marry his girl Sarah Cohn, of Waltham, Massachusetts, before breathing his last.
From the archive, 1959: Passover in Castro’s Cuba, yearning for freedom
When Castro took control of Cuba, he put curbs on religious practice, forcing Azriel Weitz to write to the Forverts, begging for Passover supplies.
From the archives, influenza 1918: “Eat healthy—and change your underwear!”
One of the most important ways of staving off the influenza epidemic is cleanliness. Everyone’s advised to change underwear more frequently.
From the archive, Influenza 1918: Reb Velvele’s shiva adjustments
Those who must sit shiva, may god protect them, may and must ease off in observing the laws of mourning
From the Forverts archives, Influenza 1918: Scenes from a Jewish drug store
A scene at a busy drugstore sees the druggists having a mean-hearted laugh at the expense of a sick woman
Influenza 1918, a look back: Deutsch Bros. Furniture gives flu prevention tips
During the 1918 Influenza, a Forverts advertiser gave out helpful and less-than-helpful health tips.
From the Forverts archives: Influenza 1918, everyone does the flu their own way
An unnamed Forverts reporter gamely walks the beat with your local druggist and then rides shotgun with a local doc as he makes house calls.
‘If not for the Forward, I’d never have been born.’
At 90, Gert Levitan decided it was time to tell the unlikely love story of her parents, and how a beloved Yiddish daily played matchmaker.