Abraham Cahan/Yekl
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A 3 page essay that examines Abraham Cahan’s 1896 novel Yekl, which tells the story of a Jake, a new Jewish immigrant to the United States who was originally from a town in northwestern Russia, where he was known as “Yekl or Yekele” (Cahan). Within the course of Jake’s personal narrative, Cahan addresses several thematic topics that pertain to immigrant experience and assimilation within American culture. No additional sources cited.