I had the privilege of hearing Vesper Stamper (the illustrator) read Amazing Abe aloud recently, and it was absolutely lovely! Her beautiful gouache illustrations, along with the inspiring story of Abraham Cahan by Norman H. Finkelstein, make for a lovely tribute to a man who was a voice for Jewish people in America. I was so excited to buy two signed copies: one for me and my kids, and one for my Jewish friends.
From Amazon:
Two-time National Jewish Book Award winner Norman H. Finkelstein and Sydney Taylor Award winner Vesper Stamper have teamed up to tell the story of Abraham Cahan, the founder and longtime editor of the Yiddish language newspaper the Forverts (the Forward), which, in its heyday, was one of the largest newspapers in the United States. As the saying went: "What's a home without the Forverts?"
From explaining voting rights to the importance of public health measures to everyday questions like how to play baseball, Cahan improved the lives of countless newly arrived Jewish immigrants who wanted to feel at home in a new, strange land.
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