The Jazz Singer by Samson Raphaelson
"The Jazz Singer" by Samson Raphaelson is a play that debuted on Broadway in 1925. Based on Raphaelson's short story "The Day of Atonement," it tells the story of Jakie Rabinowitz, a jazz singer who performs in blackface under the name Jack Robin. His father, an Orthodox cantor, disapproves of his career choice. When his father falls seriously ill during Jack's Broadway debut, Jack must choose between his theatrical breakthrough and his
family obligations on Yom Kippur. The play inspired the groundbreaking 1927 film adaptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983 |
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| LoC No. | 26000652 |
| Title | The Jazz Singer |
| Original Publication | United States: Brentano's,1925. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_(play) |
| Note | Based on his story, “The Day of Atonement,” in Everybody’s Magazine, January, 1922. |
| Credits | Ronald Grenier (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Hathi Trust) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Drama |
| Subject | Jewish singers -- Drama |
| Subject | Fathers and sons -- Drama |
| Subject | Cantors (Judaism) -- Drama |
| Subject | Jewish families -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 67583 |
| Release Date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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