Abraham Cahan

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Labor rights
Immigrant rights
gptkbp:associatedWith The Forward
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_Yeshiva_University
gptkbp:born July 7, 1860
gptkbp:children gptkb:Miriam_Cahan
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Yiddish_theater
gptkbp:died August 31, 1951
gptkbp:editor The Forward
gptkbp:field Journalism
Literature
gptkbp:founded The Forward
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abraham Cahan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_journalism
gptkb:Yiddish_literature
gptkb:Jewish_American_culture
Social justice movements
American_literature
Socialist_movement
Yiddish_language_preservation
Cultural_identity_of_Jewish_immigrants
Political_activism_among_Jews_in_America
gptkbp:influencedBy Marxism
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating_for_Jewish_rights
gptkbp:language gptkb:Yiddish
English
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future generations of writers
Promoter of socialist ideas
Recognition_in_literary_studies
Cultural_advocate_for_Jews_in_America
Impact_on_Jewish_identity_in_America
Pioneer_of_Yiddish_journalism
Recognition_in_journalism_studies
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
Jewish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Rise_of_David_Levinsky
Yiddish_newspaper_The_Forward
gptkbp:occupation Journalist
Novelist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Lithuania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:religion Judaism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse Rose_Cahan
gptkbp:wrote Short stories
Essays
Plays