Project Gutenberg 2009-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 886 Zangwill, Israel 1864 1926 Zangwill, I. (Israel) 04015346 Dreamers of the Ghetto Produced by David Edwards, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Dreamers of the Ghetto" by Israel Zangwill is a historical fiction work written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the lives of Jewish figures who emerged from the Ghetto, emphasizing their artistic and philosophical struggles against societal constraints. Central to the narrative are characters who grapple with their identities and aspirations within the confines and traditions of their community. The opening of the book sets a reflective tone as the narrator introduces a child living in the Venetian Ghetto, recalling his life in the shadowy confines and rich cultural traditions of his community. The child looks out from his high window, absorbing the vibrant life of the Ghetto while remaining blissfully unaware of the outside world and the badges of shame carried by his people. From the child's perspective, the Ghetto feels magical and full of wonders, filled with the traditions and rituals that define his existence, until he begins to confront the harsh reality of his community's isolation and the psyche of its people. This initial glimpse establishes the deep emotional and cultural essence that will inform the themes throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Jews -- Fiction Jewish fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 1020252 2025-07-12T09:36:08.131517 text/html 1027193 2009-08-31T07:49:16 text/html 502344 2025-07-12T09:36:23.798396 application/epub+zip 516500 2025-07-12T09:36:11.941435 application/epub+zip 509475 2025-07-12T09:36:09.815488 application/epub+zip 839908 2025-07-12T09:36:31.637365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779410 2025-07-12T09:36:21.447418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724827 2022-09-13T18:13:12.266157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 943441 2025-07-12T09:36:05.970509 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 943340 2009-08-31T07:49:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 943178 2009-08-31T07:49:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 943230 2009-08-31T07:49:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23216 2025-07-12T09:36:31.784347 application/rdf+xml 12248 2025-07-12T09:36:10.347450 image/jpeg 3559 2025-07-12T09:36:10.081445 image/jpeg 382058 2009-08-31T07:49:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 381782 2009-08-31T07:49:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 407372 2009-08-31T07:49:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 381562 2009-08-31T07:49:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 468593 2025-07-12T09:36:08.213453 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