YeklYeklReading editionChapter navigation11 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…YeklChapter I · JAKE AND YEKL.Chapter II · THE NEW YORK GHETTO.Chapter III · IN THE GRIP OF HIS PAST.Chapter IV · THE MEETING.Chapter V · A PATERFAMILIAS.Chapter VI · CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES.Chapter VII · MRS. KAVARSKY’S COUP D’ÉTAT.Chapter VIII · A HOUSETOP IDYL.Chapter IX · THE PARTING.Chapter X · A DEFEATED VICTOR.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · JAKE AND YEKL.All chapters and sections (11)Other sectionsYeklChapters12345678910A Tale of the New York GhettoBy A. Cahan[Publisher’s logo]New York D. Appleton and Company 1896Copyright, 1896, By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.CHAPTER I. JAKE AND YEKL. →