Israel Zangwill

Israel Zangwill
Born	(1864-01-21)21 January 1864 London, England, United Kingdom
Died	1 August 1926(1926-08-01) (aged 62) Midhurst, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Notable works	The Big Bow Mystery (1892) The Melting Pot (1908)
Spouse	Edith Ayrton
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Israel Zangwill (14 February 1864^[1] – 1 August 1926; birth date sometimes given as 21 January 1864) was a British author at the forefront of cultural Zionism during the 19th century, and was a close associate of Theodor Herzl. He later rejected the search for a Jewish homeland in Palestine and became the prime thinker behind the territorial movement.