The Melting-Pot
- First published
- 1909
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Melting-Pot" by Israel Zangwill is a play first staged in 1908. It follows David Quixano, a Russian Jewish immigrant who survived a pogrom that killed his family. In America, he composes an "American Symphony" celebrating his vision of a society free from ethnic divisions. When he falls in love with Vera, a Russian Christian immigrant, their romance faces a dramatic confrontation with the past. The play popularized the term "melting pot" as a symbol for American ethnic assimilation.
- Jews
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #23893. The Melting-Pot on Wikipedia.
