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Lifetime: 1860 - 1951 Passed: ≈ 73 years ago

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Writer

Country/Nationality

Abraham Cahan

Books by Abraham Cahan

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Rise of David Levinsky

Fiction
Social Mobility Identity Rags to Riches American Dream New York City Immigration Jewish-American Jewish Daily Forward

The Rise of David Levinsky is a semi-autobiographical novel by Abraham Cahan that tells the story of a Jewish immigrant who comes to America in the late 1800s. The novel follows Levinsky's journey from his humble beginnings in a small Russian village...