The Rise of David Levinsky
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The Rise of David Levinsky

Abraham Cahan
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A young Hasidic Jew struggling to master the Talmud seeks his fortune amid the teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side. The energy formerly focused on his religious studies now turns in the direction of rising to the top of the business world, where he discovers the high price of assimilation.
Genres: FictionJewishHistorical FictionClassicsNew YorkLiteratureAmericanJudaismNovelsRead For School
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