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Children of the Ghetto

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Children of the Ghetto

by Israel Zangwill

English· 15:17:39· 45 chapters
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.


Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was born in London of Russian and Polish parents. He coined the term cultural "melting pot". (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Proem

    32:46
  2. Chapter 2

    Chap 1 The Bread of Affliction

    22:16
  3. Chapter 3

    Chap 2.1 The Sweater

    18:56
  4. Chapter 4

    Chap 2.2 The Sweater

    27:32
  5. Chapter 5

    Chap 3 Beauty & the Beast

    13:36
  6. Chapter 6

    Chap 4 Petticoat Lane

    11:30
  7. Chapter 7

    Chap 5.1 Malka

    18:41
  8. Chapter 8

    Chap 5.2 Malka

    21:41
  9. Chapter 9

    Chap 6.1 The Redemption of...

    18:46
  10. Chapter 10

    Chap 6.2 The Redemption of...

    28:32
  11. Chapter 11

    Chap 7 The Pauper Alien

    18:42
  12. Chapter 12

    Chap 8 The Wisdom of Solomon

    18:06
  13. Chapter 13

    Chap 9 Reb Shemuel

    24:24
  14. Chapter 14

    Chap 10.1 The Neo-Hebrew Poet

    24:10
  15. Chapter 15

    Chap 10.2 The Neo-Hebrew Poet

    13:51
  16. Chapter 16

    Chap 11.1 Esther and her Children

    19:26
  17. Chapter 17

    Chap 11.2 Esther and her Children

    20:08
  18. Chapter 18

    Chap 12 Dutch Debby

    20:43
  19. Chapter 19

    Chap 13 A Silent Family

    17:20
  20. Chapter 20

    Chap 14.1 The Purim Ball

    16:15
  21. Chapter 21

    Chap 14.2 The Purim Ball

    19:13
  22. Chapter 22

    Chap 15.1 Sons of the Commandment

    15:35
  23. Chapter 23

    Chap 15.2 Sons of the Commandment

    23:22
  24. Chapter 24

    Chap 16 Sugarman's Bar Mitzvah Party

    31:47
  25. Chapter 25

    Chap 17.1 The Hope of the Family

    23:15
  26. Chapter 26

    Chap 17.2 The Hope of the Family

    11:19
  27. Chapter 27

    Chap 18.1 The Holy Land League

    18:29
  28. Chapter 28

    Chap 18.2 The Holy Land League

    22:58
  29. Chapter 29

    Chap 19.1 The Courtship of Shosshi Shmendrik

    23:49
  30. Chapter 30

    Chap 19.2 The Courtship of Shosshi Shmendrik

    22:27
  31. Chapter 31

    Chap 20.1 The Hyams' Honeymoon

    19:47
  32. Chapter 32

    Chap 20.2 The Hyams' Honeymoon

    14:52
  33. Chapter 33

    Chap 21.1 The Hebrews' Friday Night

    16:29
  34. Chapter 34

    Chap 21.2 The Hebrews' Friday Night

    21:17
  35. Chapter 35

    Chap 22.1 With the Strikers

    18:11
  36. Chapter 36

    Chap 22.2 With the Strikers

    24:51
  37. Chapter 37

    Chap 23.1 The Hope Extinct

    14:52
  38. Chapter 38

    Chap 23.2 The Hope Extinct

    15:16
  39. Chapter 39

    Chap 24 The Jargon Players

    17:54
  40. Chapter 40

    Chap 25 Auld Lang Syne

    24:22
  41. Chapter 41

    Chap 26 The Dead Monkey

    24:01
  42. Chapter 42

    Chap 27.1 The Shadow of Religion

    17:41
  43. Chapter 43

    Chap 27.2 The Shadow of Religion

    14:53
  44. Chapter 44

    Chap 28.1 Seder Night

    25:03
  45. Chapter 45

    Chap 28.2 Seder Night

    28:35