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Abraham Cahan and Edward G. Robinson, 1929

1929

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Abraham Cahan and Edward G. Robinson, 1929

IMAGE DATE1929
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Much-beloved by his legions of Forverts-reading fans, actor Edward G. Robinson was born Emanuel Goldengers in Romania and grew up in a Yiddish-speaking household on the Lower East Side. Here, he visits the paper’s office for a shot with editor Cahan at the time his film The Hole in the Wall was released.

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