Thomashefskys triumph again, thanks to grandson

Way back in the late 19th century, a controversial new form of entertainment debuted on American shores. It was controversial because the old, well-established German Jews were embarrassed by the arrival of their less-polished Yiddish-speaking cousins from Eastern Europe.

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