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“Worthy Editor . . .” Selections from the Bintel Brief

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The “Bintel Brief” ["A Bundle of Letters"] has been in existence since 1906, when the editors of the “Jewish Daily Forward”–the largest and most influential Yiddish daily in America–first opened its pages to inquiries from its readers. The letters below, along with the original replies from the “Foward’s” editors, span the years 1906-1938.



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