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The Melting Pot
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Vera [Agitated, coming nearer]:  Irony, Mr. Quixano? Please, please, do not imagine there is any irony in my congratulations.David:  The irony is in all the congratulations. How can I endure them when…

Contributor:

Israel Zangwill

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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1908

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Assimilation, Migration, Nationalism, Cities, Performing arts

Categories:

Performing Arts, Theater/Drama
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The Forward Building
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Founded in 1897 in New York City, the democratic socialist Yiddish daily Forverts quickly became the most popular Jewish newspaper in the United States (and the most widely circulated non-English…

Contributor:

George Boehm

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Modernism, Cities, Writing, Assimilation, Architecture

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Architecture
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