Fifth graders write — Why is Abraham Cahan, founder of the Forward, worth celebrating?

Fifth graders write — Why is Abraham Cahan, founder of the Forward, worth celebrating?

Abraham Cahan may have founded the publication you’re currently reading, but as famous Jews in history go, the socialist newspaperman is not exactly A-list. Students at Guggenheim Elementary in Port Washington, New York, however, are making the case for why the first editor of the Yiddish Forverts deserves more recognition. As part of an activity celebrating Jewish American Heritage month in May, fifth graders at the Long Island elementary schoo…