Project Gutenberg 2017-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 149 Magnus, Katie, Lady 1844 1924 Magnus, Lady Katie Emanuel, Katie, Lady Jewish Portraits Jehudah Halevi -- The story of a street -- Heinrich Heine: a plea -- Daniel Deronda and his Jewish critics -- Manasseh ben Israel -- Charity in Talmudic times -- Moses Mendelssohn -- The national idea in Judaism -- The story of a false prophet -- Now and then: a composite sketch. Produced by Richard Hulse, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Jewish Portraits" by Lady Katie Magnus is a collection of biographical sketches and essays written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on notable Jewish figures and themes, exploring their lives, contributions, and the cultural context in which they existed. The collection likely highlights poets, philosophers, and religious leaders, offering readers insights into Jewish history and identity through personal narratives. The opening of the book introduces the concept of Jewish portraits, starting with the life and works of the medieval poet Jehudah Halevi. It paints a vivid picture of his experiences as a Jewish poet in exile and the struggle to express faith and identity in a changing world. The text discusses his poetry's themes of longing and resilience alongside the broader context of Jewish cultural and historical hardships. The beginning sets the tone for the collection, emphasizing the significance of personal stories in understanding the collective experience of the Jewish people throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Jews -- Biography Jews -- Charities DS Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Religious 295634 2025-06-22T10:46:03.532952 text/html 274839 2024-10-23T02:56:17 text/html 237918 2025-06-22T10:46:08.677855 application/epub+zip 239895 2025-06-22T10:46:04.605875 application/epub+zip 158957 2025-06-22T10:46:04.071862 application/epub+zip 330967 2025-06-22T10:46:11.934868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298580 2025-06-22T10:46:08.105876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221005 2022-08-25T09:11:41.715425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258825 2025-06-22T10:46:02.971858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238993 2024-10-23T02:56:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16412 2025-06-22T10:46:12.079810 application/rdf+xml 10299 2025-06-22T10:46:04.160896 image/jpeg 1948 2025-06-22T10:46:04.116850 image/jpeg 225127 2025-06-22T10:46:03.563861 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