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August 31, 2015

An Israel Zangwill Murder Mystery Returns to the Shelves

Reissuing a forgotten work of a founding father of Zionism.

Born in London in 1864 to immigrant parents, Israel Zangwill was a popular author of novels, stories, plays, and essays on both Jewish and non-Jewish themes. He became a leading proponent of Zionism in its early years, but broke with the movement to found one devoted to establishing a Jewish homeland somewhere other than Palestine. He also wrote an immensely popular mystery novel entitled The Perfect Crime, now re-released by HarperCollins. Jenni Frazer writes:

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