President. on July 22. 1997. the Washington Post contained a moving tribute to the Forward. a New York City journalistic tradition currently celebrating its centennial year. The Members of the Senate are probably aware of the Forwards magnificent history. this daily Yiddish newspaper once enjoyed a daily circulation of over 250.000. It did its job of helping new arrivals assimilate and become Americans so very well. that its original readers descendants can now enjoy the newspapers superb English language edition. while a wave of new immigrants are being introduced to the nuances of American life by the newspapers Russian edition. The Forwards legacy lives on. not only in its three current editions. but with the tens of. thousands of families whose ancestors learned about this country in the pages of Abraham Cahans remarkable publication. On May 22.
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