Philosophie

1st edition. Later Paper wrappers, 8vo, 147 pages. In Yiddish. Title translates as, “Calendar and Alamach for the Fifth Anniversary Celebration of the [Jewish Daily] Forward: A Collection of Accurate Assessments: April 22, 1897 - April 22, 1902.” Bound with approximately 45 other pages from incomplete issues of other period Yiddish periodicals including “Die Likhtige Tsayt” (with 5 pages of photos and illustrations) , “Der Pinkos, ” and “Der Yidisher Farmer. The Forverts (The Forward) , of course, “is a legendary name in American journalism and a revered institution in American Jewish life. Launched as a Yiddish-language daily newspaper on April 22, 1897, the Forward entered the din of New York’s immigrant press as a defender of trade unionism and moderate, democratic socialism. The Jewish Daily Forward quickly rose above the crowd…. The Forward came to be known as the voice of the Jewish immigrant and the conscience of the ghetto. It fought for social justice, helped generations of immigrants to enter American life, broke some of the most significant news stories of the century, and was among the nation’s most eloquent defenders of democracy and Jewish rights. By the early 1930s the Forward had become one of America’s premier metropolitan dailies, with a nationwide circulation topping 275, 000 and influence that reached around the world and into the Oval Office…. The newspaper’s editorial staff included, at one time or another, nearly every major luminary in the then-thriving world of Yiddish literature, from the beloved ‘poet of the sweatshops, ’ Morris Rosenfeld, to the future Nobel laureates Isaac Bashevis Singer and Elie Wiesel” (The Forward, 207) . SUBJECT(S) : Theater, Yiddish -- United States -- Periodicals. OCLC/Worldcat lists only 3 copies anywhere (Yiddish Book Center, NYPL, Amer Jewish U) . Paper remains surprisingly bright and strong. A touch of staining, About Very Good- Condition Very rare and important. (yid-29-12)