02245cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500210014626400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031750000310035350502270038450802010061152009630081253400450177565300200182065300190184085600430185999900170190235076UtSlPG20260610133812.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aZangwill, Israel,d1864-192610aGhetto Tragedies 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-01-260 a"They that walk in darkness" -- Transitional -- Noah's ark -- The land of promise -- To die in Jerusalem -- Bethulah -- The keeper of conscience -- Satan Mekatrig -- Diary of a meshumad -- Incurable -- The Sabbath-breaker.  aProduced by David Edwards, Jeannie Howse and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)  a"Ghetto Tragedies" by Israel Zangwill is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores the challenges and struggles faced by Jewish individuals living in ghettos, highlighting themes of faith, family, and identity. It delves deeply into the lives of its characters, emphasizing the emotional and social hardships they endure.  The opening of "Ghetto Tragedies" introduces us to Zillah and Jossel, a Jewish couple living in London's East End, who have long desired a child. After a year of fasting and prayer, Zillah gives birth to a son, whom they name Brum. Despite their happiness, the family grapples with Brum's frail health and eventual blindness, which tests their faith and resilience. As they confront societal pressures and the struggle between tradition and modernity, their story sets the stage for a poignant examination of the trials faced by those in the ghetto. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aJews -- Fiction  aJewish fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35076  c75921d75921