02426cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500210014926400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050000310035650502850038750801980067252010810087053400450195165300220199665300220201885600430204099900170208356048UtSlPG20260610134306.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDS1 aMagnus, Katie, Lady,d1844-192410aJewish Portraits 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2017-11-250 aJehudah Halevi -- The story of a street -- Heinrich Heine: a plea -- Daniel Deronda and his Jewish critics -- Manasseh ben Israel -- Charity in Talmudic times -- Moses Mendelssohn -- The national idea in Judaism -- The story of a false prophet -- Now and then: a composite sketch. aProduced by Richard Hulse, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) a"Jewish Portraits" by Lady Katie Magnus is a collection of biographical sketches and essays written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on notable Jewish figures and themes, exploring their lives, contributions, and the cultural context in which they existed. The collection likely highlights poets, philosophers, and religious leaders, offering readers insights into Jewish history and identity through personal narratives. The opening of the book introduces the concept of Jewish portraits, starting with the life and works of the medieval poet Jehudah Halevi. It paints a vivid picture of his experiences as a Jewish poet in exile and the struggle to express faith and identity in a changing world. The text discusses his poetry's themes of longing and resilience alongside the broader context of Jewish cultural and historical hardships. The beginning sets the tone for the collection, emphasizing the significance of personal stories in understanding the collective experience of the Jewish people throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aJews -- Biography aJews -- Charities40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56048 c96879d96879