Children of the Ghetto
Author: first_name: Israel
last_name: Zangwill
Language: English
Year: 1892

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.<br><br>
Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was born in London of Russian and Polish parents.