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Children of the Ghetto

by Israel ZANGWILL (1864 - 1926)

Chap 10.1 The Neo-Hebrew Poet

In this 1892 novel of London's Jewish East End, Israel Zangwill sets the apparently irrational and decidedly indecorous religious practices of transplanted eastern European Jews against the forces of assimilation. Zangwill's knowledge of Yiddishkeit and skill in melodrama created a series of unforgettable vignettes that had a significant effect on the public perception of this much stigmatized immigrant group. Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was born in London of Russian and Polish parents. He coined the term cultural "melting pot". (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

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Listen next episodes of Children of the Ghetto:
Chap 10.2 The Neo-Hebrew Poet , Chap 11.1 Esther and her Children , Chap 11.2 Esther and her Children , Chap 12 Dutch Debby , Chap 13 A Silent Family , Chap 14.1 The Purim Ball , Chap 14.2 The Purim Ball , Chap 15.1 Sons of the Commandment , Chap 15.2 Sons of the Commandment , Chap 16 Sugarman's Bar Mitzvah Party , Chap 17.1 The Hope of the Family , Chap 17.2 The Hope of the Family , Chap 18.1 The Holy Land League , Chap 18.2 The Holy Land League , Chap 19.1 The Courtship of Shosshi Shmendrik , Chap 19.2 The Courtship of Shosshi Shmendrik , Chap 20.1 The Hyams' Honeymoon , Chap 20.2 The Hyams' Honeymoon , Chap 21.1 The Hebrews' Friday Night , Chap 21.2 The Hebrews' Friday Night , Chap 22.1 With the Strikers , Chap 22.2 With the Strikers , Chap 23.1 The Hope Extinct , Chap 23.2 The Hope Extinct , Chap 24 The Jargon Players , Chap 25 Auld Lang Syne , Chap 26 The Dead Monkey , Chap 27.1 The Shadow of Religion , Chap 27.2 The Shadow of Religion , Chap 28.1 Seder Night , Chap 28.2 Seder Night