The Forward,’ Storied Jewish Paper, Shutters Print Edition After 121 Years

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The Forward,’ Storied Jewish Paper, Shutters Print Edition After 121 Years

It has been a long, long time since New York City’s newsstands have been bereft of copies of The Forward.

Founded as a Yiddish-language daily in 1897, the newspaper once known as The Jewish Daily Forward endured a host of major changes over its long life span —

Its digital reach remains sizable as well, according to Feddersen, who said in a statement emailed to NPR that more than 2 million readers a month find the publication’s work online.

NPR

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/18/686547870/the-forward-storied-jewish-paper-shutters-print-edition-after-121-years

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