Project Gutenberg 2011-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 121 Heijermans, Herman 1864 1924 Heyermans, Herman Falkland, Samuel Sperber, Heinz Jelakowitch, Ivan Fernald, Chester Bailey 1869 1938 Fernald, C. B. (Chester Bailey) Fernald, Chester B. (Chester Bailey) The Ghetto: A Drama in Four Acts E-text prepared by Frank van Drogen, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "The Ghetto: A Drama in Four Acts" by Herman Heijermans is a dramatic play written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the Ghetto of Amsterdam and primarily revolves around the conflicts faced by Rafael, a young musician, and his father, Sachel, a blind tradesman. The narrative explores themes of love, identity, cultural tension, and the struggle between personal aspiration and familial duty, particularly as Rafael navigates his relationships with Rosa, a Christian servant, and Rebecca, the daughter of a Jewish businessman. The opening of the play introduces the setting through a lively street scene in the Ghetto, where Sachel's shop stands as a focal point amid vibrant interactions among the characters. We meet Rafael, who is torn between his passion for music and the expectations of his father, who dreams of a more conventional life for his son. The dialogue reveals tensions surrounding Rafael's relationship with Rosa, whom he loves in a context that complicates his identity as a Jew, and hints at conflicts with his father regarding marriage prospects and financial viability. As this world of characters and their interrelations unfolds, it sets the stage for deeper explorations of societal constraints and personal choices against a backdrop of rich cultural heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 95.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Jews -- Drama Religious drama Dutch drama -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 204947 2025-06-14T18:06:42.192296 text/html 210214 2011-06-02T11:43:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 58573 2011-06-02T11:45:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 131130 2025-06-14T18:06:50.459251 application/epub+zip 132523 2025-06-14T18:06:45.393211 application/epub+zip 123172 2025-06-14T18:06:44.064326 application/epub+zip 288677 2025-06-14T18:06:53.303179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266062 2025-06-14T18:06:49.616194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188138 2022-09-16T14:42:29.984115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142213 2025-06-14T18:06:41.007257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141827 2011-06-02T11:29:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51555 2011-06-02T11:29:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141835 2011-06-02T11:29:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51558 2011-06-02T11:29:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21938 2025-06-14T18:06:53.445178 application/rdf+xml 13725 2025-06-14T18:06:44.638286 image/jpeg 3426 2025-06-14T18:06:44.351278 image/jpeg 128422 2025-06-14T18:06:42.209240 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 nl.wikipedia