The Rise of David Levinsky

(Paperback)

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an early Jewish American classic about a young Russian Talmudic scholar who immigrates to the melting pot of turn of the century New York City. He rises from greenhorn to millionaire garment merchant, losing his woul along the way. With Includes commentary, notes and reading group guide

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"It is one of the best fictional studies of Jewish character available in English, and at the same time an intimate and sophisticated account of American business culture."
--Isaac Rosenfeld

Author Bio

Seth Lipsky is the founding editor of the Forward, the English-language successor to the Jewish Daily Forward. He edited the newspaper for ten years and is now a contributing editor of The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Brooklyn.