The Forward: From Immigration To Americas

USA, 1989, 58 minutes, color
English and Yiddish w/English subtitles. Director: Marlene Booth

This documentary portrays the story of the world’s most successful Yiddish newspaper, the Forverts (Yiddish Daily Forward) since its founding in New York in 1897. The film describes the remarkable way in which the socialist daily became one of the most accessible and authoritative sources of information and guidance for Jewish immigrants.

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