Rise of David Levinsky, The 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 Wikipedia Proof-listened by marinal88 and Mark Chulsky