Project Gutenberg 2009-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 418 Zangwill, Israel 1864 1926 Zangwill, I. (Israel) Ghetto Comedies The model of sorrows -- Anglicization -- The Jewish trinity -- The Sabbath question in Sudminster -- The red mark -- The bearer of burdens -- The luftmensch -- The tug of love -- The Yiddish 'Hamlet' -- The converts -- Holy wedlock -- Elijah's goblet -- The hirelings -- Samooborona. E-text prepared by David Edwards, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "Ghetto Comedies" by Israel Zangwill is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The stories focus on the experiences of Jewish characters living in the ghetto, capturing their struggles, identities, and relationships within a changing society. Through a blend of humor and tragedy, Zangwill illustrates the lives of these individuals, emphasizing the complexities and challenges they face in the pursuit of acceptance and belonging. The opening of "Ghetto Comedies" introduces the character of Israel Quarriar, a Jewish artist seeking a model for his painting of the Man of Sorrows. During his quest, he encounters Quarriar, a darkly bearded man sitting on a curb in Brighton, embodying the profound sadness he aims to depict. As the narrator learns about Quarriar's past—his escape from Russia and the hardships he endures in London—these early pages set the stage for a deeper exploration of themes such as suffering, identity, and the search for dignity in a cruel world. The initial chapters illustrate not only the personal history of the model but also hint at the collective history of the Jewish community, establishing a poignant backdrop for the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Jews -- Fiction Jewish fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories 683067 2025-08-12T05:11:04.993647 text/html 683949 2009-05-28T14:21:23 text/html 871963 2025-08-12T05:11:18.061641 application/epub+zip 877423 2025-08-12T05:11:08.198637 application/epub+zip 356590 2025-08-12T05:11:06.371658 application/epub+zip 1134754 2025-08-12T05:11:24.541563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1076365 2025-08-12T05:11:16.142592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534619 2022-09-13T12:28:55.190800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611894 2025-08-12T05:11:02.802707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 611498 2009-05-28T14:15:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 611520 2009-05-28T14:15:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20491 2025-08-12T05:11:24.687552 application/rdf+xml 12752 2025-08-12T05:11:06.891706 image/jpeg 3351 2025-08-12T05:11:06.631631 image/jpeg 242400 2009-05-28T14:15:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 800688 2009-05-28T14:25:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 242342 2009-05-28T14:15:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 867406 2025-08-12T05:11:05.058632 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia