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• 名称：The_King_of_Schnorrers
• 作者：Israel Zangwill
• 状态：完结
• 播音：佚名
• 最新章节：The King of Schnorrers.doc
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• ManassehdaCostaisaschnorrer(beggar)wholivesonthecharitablecontributionsoftheJewsoflate18th-centuryLondon.ButManassehisfarfrombeingahumblepanhandlerfor,aseveryschnorrerknows,supportingthepoorisacommandmentfromGod(amitzvah)notjustafavour.AndasthedescendantofPortugueseJewswhohadlivedinEnglandformanygenerations,ManassehisthesocialsuperiorofthosenewlyarrivedfromEasternEurope(called‘Tedesco’),evenhiswealthypatronJosephGrobstock.Asthishilarioussatireconcludestheever-audaciousManassehstrikesablowfortolerance—whilehelpinghimselfalongtheway.IsraelZangwill(1864-1926)wasborninEnglandofRussianparents.Hewastheauthorof“ChildrenoftheGhetto,”anovelsetinLondon’sheavilyJewishEastEnd.(SummarybyAdrianPraetzellis)