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The Cold Litvak
By Gennady EstraikhIn many ways, Abraham Cahan was a stereotypically rationalist Lithuanian Jew, able to rein in his emotions and do what he felt right.
Gennady Estraikh is a professor at the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University, where he also directs the Shvidler Project for the history of the Jews of the Soviet Union.