The Rise of David Levinsky

The Rise of David Levinsky

by Abraham CAHAN (1860 - 1951)

Coming to New York from the Russian Empire, Abraham Cahan founded the Jewish Daily Forward to help Yiddish-speaking immigrants adjust to life in New York. He also became a popular novelist, best known for his semi-autobiographical The Rise of David Levinsky, about a Russian Jew who emigrates to America and rises from rags to riches. - Summary modified from WikipediaProof-listened by marinal88 and Mark Chulsky