Lazar Fogelman
Lazar Fogelman (May 27, 1888 - September 13, 1970) was an American journalist and editor. He was the editor-in-chief of the Jewish Daily Forward between 1962 and 1968.
Biography
[edit]Lazar Fogelman was born in Nyasizh, Belarus, where his father was a teacher.[1] He was educated at Imperial University Warsaw and the Psychoneurological Institute in Petrograd.[2] He began his literary career in Russian before switching to writing in Yiddish .[3] In America, he received a law degree from Fordham University Law School.[4]
Fogelman began writing for the Forward in 1927.[5] He was the managing editor of the paper between 1952 and 1962.[6] Following the resignation of Harry Rogoff, Fogelman became the editor of the Forward.[7] Elie Wiesel worked with Fogelman at the paper during the 1960s, recalling him as "a dreamer with a penchant for sudden outbursts of humor".[8]
Bibliography
[edit]- Pavel Akselrod (New York: Jewish Socialist Union, 1928)
- Buker T. Vashington (New York: Workmen's Circle, 1930)
- Unzer ring, geshikhte fun dem arbiter-ring (New York: Workmen's Circle, 1931)
References
[edit]- ^ "Fog(E)Lman, Lazar (May 27, 1888–September 13, 1970) — The Congress for Jewish Culture". congressforjewishculture.org. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "Lazar Fogelman, Former Editor of Jewish Daily Forward, Dies at 79". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "ביי דער לוויה פון דר, ל , פאגעלמאן". Forverts. September 16, 1970. p. 3.
- ^ Kobrin, Rebecca, ed. (2012). Chosen Capital: The Jewish Encounter with American Capitalism. Rutgers University Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780813553290.
- ^ TIME (1962-12-28). "The Press: The Victim of Success". TIME. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Fogelman Is Elected Editor Of Jewish Daily Forward". The New York Times. 1962-06-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "רר. פאגעלמאן גןןשפארנען". Forverts. September 11, 1970. p. 8.
- ^ Wiesel, Elie (2010). All Rivers Run to the Sea: Memoirs. New York: Knopf Doubleday. p. 343. ISBN 9780307760081.
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