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Israel Zangwill: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born February 14, 1864 • London • England
Died August 1, 1926 (aged 62) • England
Notable Works “Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People” • “Dreamers of the Ghetto” • “The King of Schnorrers” • “The Melting Pot”

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Israel Zangwill, pen-and-ink drawing by Alfred Aaron Wolmark, 1925; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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