Project Gutenberg 2011-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Franzos, Karl Emil 1848 1904 Franzos, Emil Franzos, K. E. (Karl Emil) Lewis, Charlton Thomas 1834 1904 Lewis, Charlton T. (Charlton Thomas) Lewis, C. T. Lewis, L. P. Lewis, Mrs. L. P. Judith Trachtenberg: A Novel Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Trachtenberg Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "Judith Trachtenberg: A Novel" by Karl Emil Franzos is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Nathaniel Trachtenberg, a successful Jewish chandler in Eastern Galicia, and his two children, Raphael and Judith, who navigate the complexities of identity, love, and societal expectations in a divided community. The narrative explores themes of cultural heritage, the struggle for acceptance, and the tensions between tradition and modernity. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Nathaniel Trachtenberg, who prides himself on balancing his success with his adherence to Jewish customs, while his children grapple with their identities among both Jewish and Christian peers. Raphael, resentful of his Jewish background, distances himself from the Christian social circles, while Judith becomes increasingly entangled in them due to her beauty and charm. Their contrasts create familial tension, especially as their father contemplates arranged marriages for his children. This complex dynamic is sharply intensified following an incident at a ball where Judith's interactions with Christian suitors draw scrutiny, culminating in emotional conflicts that lay the groundwork for the story's exploration of love and cultural divides. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Poland -- Fiction Jews -- Fiction PT Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: German Literature 376021 2025-07-15T05:51:52.918515 text/html 380488 2011-08-01T12:47:22 text/html 216197 2025-07-15T05:52:00.486431 application/epub+zip 221411 2025-07-15T05:51:56.054465 application/epub+zip 209980 2025-07-15T05:51:54.794487 application/epub+zip 386698 2025-07-15T05:52:03.709474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366595 2025-07-15T05:51:59.656442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338879 2022-09-17T04:14:16.283658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337314 2025-07-15T05:51:51.634516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337126 2011-08-01T12:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337121 2011-08-01T12:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23051 2025-07-15T05:52:03.849409 application/rdf+xml 12131 2025-07-15T05:51:55.291450 image/jpeg 2963 2025-07-15T05:51:55.043465 image/jpeg 130186 2011-08-01T12:47:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 134511 2011-08-01T12:47:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 130138 2011-08-01T12:47:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 210672 2025-07-15T05:51:52.947504 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 en.wikipedia