The unveiling of a tombstone for Abraham Cahan, late editor-in-chief of the Jewish Daily Forward who played an important role in ###lding Jewish life in this country for more than 70 years, took place today at the Mt. Carmel cemetery of the Workmen’s Circle, where Mr. Cahan was buried. Speakers at the ceremony included Harry Rogoff, editor of the Forward; Alexander Kahn, its general manager; David Dubinsky, Jacob Potovsky, Adolph Held, Nathan Chanin and other labor leaders.
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