[Year of first publication] 1927 [Character(s)] Jakie Rabinowitz aka Jack Robin [Work] The Jazz Singer [Creator] Alan Crosland (dir) Alfred A. Cohn (writer) [Country of publication] United States [Details] In the story, Jakie runs away from home because his father, a cantor, wants Jakie to use his voice in service of God, but Jakie wants to become a popular singer.[46] The Jazz Singer remains "one of the most intensely Jewish films ever released for a general audience.[58] [Media] 
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