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Abraham Cahan (1860-1951) was born to an Orthodox Jewish family near Vilna. An ardent socialist, he emigrated to the United States in 1882, settling on New York City's Lower East Side. He was the influential editor of the Yiddish-language newspaper the Jewish Daily Forward. He also was a novelist and short story writer, writing his fiction in the English language.

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Jewish Virtual Library: Abraham Cahan Biography of the influential Yiddish writer, with particular emphasis on his career as a journalist. www.us-israel.org/jsource/biography/cahan.html

Spartacus Educational: Abraham Cahan Short biography for schoolchildren. Includes portrait. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcahan.htm

Abraham Cahan Biography of the immigrant author and his importance to Jewish-American literature. www.emanuelnyc.org/bulletin/archive/20.html

Abraham Cahan: Classroom Issues and Strategies Suggestions for teaching Cahan in the classroom. www.georgetown.edu/../bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide/cahan.html

The Rise of Abraham Cahan The story of the immigrant journalist and novelist. www.myjewishlearning.com/../../../../..

Abraham Cahan (1860-1951) An introduction to the influential Jewish immigrant writer. www.learner.org/amerpass/unit09/authors-2.html

Literary migration: Abraham Cahan's The Imported Bridegroom and the alternative of American fiction Scholarly article by Philip Joseph offers a theory on why Cahan wrote fiction in English rather than Yiddish. www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m2278/4_27/97331212/print.jhtml

The Heath Anthology of American Literature: Abraham Cahan Biography of the Jewish-American author and discussion of his literary legacy. college.hmco.com/../../../../../author_pages/late_nineteenth/cahan_ab.html

Abraham Cahan (1860-1951) Biography, timeline, bibliography, and picture of the author presented by history student Ivan Lupov. history.hanover.edu/reference/336cahan1.htm

Abraham Cahan, 1860-1951 Brief bibliography and biographical overview of the late 19th-century realist from history student Randy Hudgins. history.hanover.edu/reference/336cahan2.htm

Jewish Encyclopedia: Abraham Cahan 1901 biography of the Russian-American novelist and labor leader, with particular emphasis on his socialist activities. www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=14&letter=C