Israel Zangwill's The Melting-Pot is a passionate, provocative drama of immigration, identity, and the making of America. At its center is David Quixano, a gifted young immigrant musician whose hopes for a new life are tested by old-world loyalties, prejudice, and the ache of belonging. In New York, witty social banter among Baron Revendal, his Baroness, and Quincy Davenport quickly turns into a cutting confrontation over anti-Semitism, autocracy, and violence, exposing the irony of Old World intolerance colliding with New World hypocrisy. When Vera enters, the scene deepens into a painful family reunion, as her estrangement from her father, her commitment to fighting poverty, and her parents' marriage schemes collide in one tense room. The play widens into a broader indictment of Russian-Jewish persecution through the tragic story of Melsa and the pogroms, while also offering stirring speeches on the immigrant labor that built American industry. Invoking Emma Lazarus and the Statue of Liberty, it celebrates the United States as a refuge for the oppressed and argues that diverse peoples will ultimately fuse into a new national identity. Dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt, the work is both a compelling theatrical story and a bold public argument for Americanism, assimilation, and hope. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.