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The Grandchildren of the Ghetto

by Israel Zangwill

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At a Chanukah dinner near Kensington Gardens, elegant table settings give way to a sharp argument about how Jewish society should appear in fiction. Mrs. Henry Goldsmith and her guests resent a writer's unflattering portrait, while Sidney Graham questions whether their own standards of wealth and respectability support his case. Israel Zangwill uses this gathering to introduce a London community shaped by religious observance, social ambition and disagreements over belonging.

The comedy extends into a newspaper office, where Raphael and his colleague Sampson weigh learned essays against readers' appetite for family announcements. Sampson's proposal to invent a birth turns editorial pressure into a test of honesty. These scenes make the novel useful for readers interested in British Jewish life and the politics of representation. Its conversational humour draws attention to the distance between public ideals and everyday compromises, from the Goldsmiths' attachment to appearances to the practical demands of publishing.

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Israel Zangwill

Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was an English writer and prominent Jewish intellectual, best known for "Children of the Ghetto" and for popularizing the phrase "the melting pot." A humorist, playwright, and tireless campaigner for social causes, he brought sharp observation and comic energy to everything he wrote.

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Pages
185
Language
English
Genre
Satire
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