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Culture Isaac Bashevis Singer’s return to Ellis Island, in never-before-seen photos
The day Isaac Bashevis Singer returned to Ellis Island was “a beautiful, cold day,” said the photographer Robert A. Cumins. Singer, who was born in Poland, had first set foot there in 1935 as a refugee fleeing antisemitism. Nearly half a century later, in 1979, he returned with a delegation of international Jewish leaders brought…
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Culture Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Love Affair With The Forward
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. It is part of a series on Forverts memories written by and about present and past Forverts writers and editors. “I can say I have achieved one thing in my life,” said Isaac Bashevis Singer. “My chaos has reached perfection!” This is what Bashevis Singer declared whenever…
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Forverts in English How Paul McCartney Turned Isaac Bashevis Singer Into A Polish Hero
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. 116 years after his birth, Isaac Bashevis Singer has found a new champion: Paul McCartney. Yes, really. When the Polish Parliament passed a resolution honoring the Nobel Prize-winning author on November 21, the anniversary of his birth, it was thanks to the efforts of the former Beatle….
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman Celebrates Another Jewish Animal Rights Advocate: Isaac Bashevis Singer
Natalie Portman stars featured in a new video for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.) Its focus? Oh, none other than Isaac Bashevis Singer. The winner of the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1978, Singer was not only famous for his authorship and considered to be “a writer who was far ahead of…
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Culture From Gorka To Carlebach: The Forward Staff’s Favorite Articles Of 2017
2017 has, collectively, been few people’s ideas of a fun year. Still, it’s welcomed a wealth of excellent journalism. While we’ve previously celebrated work from other outlets, the Forward’s staff has also chosen our own most exceptional work from this year — our 120th in business. My picks include Sam Kestenbaum’s deeply reported “How This…
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Culture This Chinese Translator Changed The History Of Literature. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Him.
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Although you may never have heard the name Lin Shu, it should be featured in every book on literature history. Shu, a self-taught scholar, originated from the region of Fujian in southwest China. An heir to the Qing Dynasty — the last to have reigned over the…
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