Ghetto Comedies: With a Chapter From English Humorists of To-day by J. A. Hammerton

Zangwill was a leading figure in cultural Zionism during the 19th century, as well as close friend of father of modern political Zionism, Theodor Herzl. A notable portion of Zangwill’s work concentrated on ghetto life and earned him the nickname ＂the Dickens of the Ghetto＂. In later life, he renounced the seeking of a Jewish homeland in Palesti..