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100 1 _aZangwill, Israel,
_d1864-1926
245 1 0 _aGhetto Tragedies
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-01-26
505 0 _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.
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aJews -- Fiction
653 _aJewish fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35076
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