The Cahan, Abraham 1860-1951 creator text utu 2013 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto" by Abraham Cahan is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The narratives delve into the lives and struggles of Jewish immigrants in New York City, examining their cultural assimilation, identity, and the complexities of love and familial obligations. One of the central characters introduced in the opening story is Flora Stroon, a young woman yearning for a life beyond her ghetto upbringing, who faces the prospect of an arranged marriage that clashes with her aspirations. At the start of the book, we meet Flora, who is absorbed in reading Dickens while contemplating her desire to marry a refined American gentleman rather than the God-fearing business men favored by her father, Asriel Stroon. Asriel has recently become more pious and is determined to arrange Flora's marriage in line with his traditional values. This conflict between Flora's aspirations and her father's intentions is heightened when Asriel announces plans to travel to his hometown in Europe, stirring a mix of hope and apprehension in Flora. The opening chapter sets the stage for exploring the generational and cultural conflicts within a Jewish immigrant family, particularly as Flora's fate becomes entangled with that of Shaya, a young Talmudic scholar brought from the old country. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The imported bridegroom -- A providential match -- A sweat-shop romance -- Circumstances -- A ghetto wedding. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imported_Bridegroom,_and_Other_Stories_of_the_New_York_Ghetto Release date is 2013-06-24 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Akers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Original publication data not identified Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43028 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43028 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134003.0 43028