Project Gutenberg 2007-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 533 Zangwill, Israel 1864 1926 Zangwill, I. (Israel) The Melting-Pot Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Melting_Pot_(play) Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Melting-Pot" by Israel Zangwill is a play written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes of immigration, identity, and cultural fusion in America, centering around the character of David Quixano, a young Jewish musician navigating his heritage and dreams in a new world. The title itself suggests a metaphor for America as a place where various cultures and ethnicities come together, often at odds with lingering prejudices. The opening of the play introduces the Quixano family—Mendel, David's father, and his elderly mother, Frau Quixano—who live in a modest home in New York. As the scene unfolds, Mendel juggles the challenges of their life in America, including cultural misunderstandings with their Irish servant, Kathleen, and the looming pressures of financial instability. A key moment arises when Vera Revendal, a beautiful young woman from a well-off background, enters, sparking both curiosity and conflict as David, who has just returned from a visit to a children's home, prepares to confront his identity and the expectations of society. The interactions set the stage for deeper themes of racial and cultural acceptance as the characters navigate their distinct backgrounds within the backdrop of a rapidly changing America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Jews -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: American Literature 334796 2025-07-10T05:21:27.498009 text/html 344162 2021-01-03T05:40:25 text/html 179889 2025-07-10T05:21:36.453453 application/epub+zip 180771 2025-07-10T05:21:30.070989 application/epub+zip 174152 2025-07-10T05:21:28.516040 application/epub+zip 367286 2025-07-10T05:21:40.311441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338399 2025-07-10T05:21:35.315479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299053 2022-09-11T07:37:32.121973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227074 2025-07-10T05:21:25.346994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226957 2021-01-03T05:40:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226933 2021-01-03T05:40:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226933 2021-01-03T05:40:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22761 2025-07-10T05:21:40.455417 application/rdf+xml 12783 2025-07-10T05:21:29.034972 image/jpeg 3385 2025-07-10T05:21:28.773979 image/jpeg 87136 2021-01-03T05:40:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 87071 2021-01-03T05:40:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 105619 2021-01-03T05:40:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 87019 2021-01-03T05:40:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 167176 2025-07-10T05:21:27.525005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia