Abraham Cahan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abraham Cahan

Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1860

Place of Birth: Belarus

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1951

Profession: writer, politician, editor, novelist, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Abraham "Abe" Cahan (July 7, 1860 – August 31, 1951) was a Belarusian-born Jewish American socialist newspaper editor, novelist, and politician.
Cahan was one of the founders of The Forward (Yiddish: ????????????, romanized: Forverts, lit.
'Forward!'), an American Yiddish publication, and was its editor-in-chief for 43 years.
During his stewardship of the Forward, it became a prominent voice in the Jewish community and in the Socialist Party of America, voicing a relatively moderate stance within the realm of American socialist politics.