The Jew in English Fiction (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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<div><p>This 1889 study of literature and history investigates positive and negative depictions of the Jewish people from Elizabethan times onward. Works discussed include Marlowes<i>The Jew of Malta</i>, Shakespeares<i>Merchant of Venice</i>, Cumberlands<i>The Jew</i>, Scotts<i>Ivanhoe</i>, Dickenss<i>Oliver Twist</i> and<i>Our Mutual Friend</i>, Disraelis<i>Coningsby</i> and<i>Tancred</i>, and George Eliots<i>Daniel Deronda</i>.</p></div>

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<div><p><b>David Philipson</b> (1862-1949) was born to German-Jewish immigrants in Wabash, Indiana. Ordained as a Reform rabbi in 1883, he fought anti-Semitism, imperialism, and corruption in politics. He was equally active within the Jewish community and in secular affairs. His writings include<i>The Union Prayer Book</i> (1892) and<i>The Reform Movement in Judaism</i> (1907).</p></div>

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