Rise of David Levinsky
Author: first_name: Abraham
last_name: Cahan
Language: English
Year: 1917

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 <i>The Rise of David Levinsky</i>, about a Russian Jew who emigrates to America and rises from rags to riches. - Summary modified from Wikipedia<br /><br />Proof-listened by marinal88 and Mark Chulsky