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Israel Zangwill was born January 21, 1864, Midhurst into a family of Jewish immigrants from Russia later Latvia.
The following is a list of his "of the Ghetto" books:
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People (1892)
Grandchildren of the Ghetto (1892)
Dreamers of the Ghetto (1898)
Ghetto Tragedies, (1899)
Ghetto Comedies, (1907)
Other books by the author:
Chosen Peoples, (1919)
The Big Bow Mystery (1892)
The King of Schnorrers (1894)
The Master (1895) (based on the life of friend and illustrator George Wylie Hutchinson)[12]
The Melting Pot (1909)
The Old Maid’s Club (1892)
The Bachelors' Club (London : Henry, 1891)
The Serio-Comic Governess (1904)
Without Prejudices (1896)
Merely Mary Ann (1904)
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes (1903) which include The Grey Wig; Chasse-Croise; The Woman Beater; The Eternal Feminine; The Silent Sisters
He is known for his play ‘The Melting Pot'. Theodore Roosveldt is said to have thoroughly enjoying the play in Washington D.C. on October 5, 1909, leaned over the edge of his box and shouted, "That's a great play, Mr. Zangwill, that's a great play’.
He died August 1, 1926
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