The Forward: From immigrants to Americans

Duration: 58

Year Published: 1989

Creator: DIRECT CINEMA LTD

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: The story of the world's most successful Yiddish-language newspaper and its special role in the lives of millions as a teacher and counselor., The Jewish Daily Forward, the world's most successful Yiddish-Language newspaper, was founded in 1870 and served as information source, teacher and labor advocate for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. This documentary visits the paper's New York City editorial offices and presents excerpts from the Forward's Bintel Brief or Dear Abby column, its Gallery of Missing Husbands, translations of world literature and American success stories. The film features interviews with the newspaper's staff including author Isaac Bashevis Singer and with longtime readers and critics. It concludes with the Forward's 90th anniversary celebration and the retirement of Simon Weber its editor of 48 years.

Complete Record: The story of the world's most successful Yiddish-language newspaper and its special role in the lives of millions as a teacher and counselor., The Jewish Daily Forward, the world's most successful Yiddish-Language newspaper, was founded in 1870 and served as information source, teacher and labor advocate for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. This documentary visits the paper's New York City editorial offices and presents excerpts from the Forward's Bintel Brief or Dear Abby column, its Gallery of Missing Husbands, translations of world literature and American success stories. The film features interviews with the newspaper's staff including author Isaac Bashevis Singer and with longtime readers and critics. It concludes with the Forward's 90th anniversary celebration and the retirement of Simon Weber its editor of 48 years. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.