Project Gutenberg 2011-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Franzos, Karl Emil 1848 1904 Franzos, Emil Franzos, K. E. (Karl Emil) Lewis, Charlton Thomas 1834 1904 Lewis, Charlton T. (Charlton Thomas) Lewis, C. T. Lewis, L. P. Lewis, Mrs. L. P. Judith Trachtenberg: A Novel Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "Judith Trachtenberg: A Novel" by Karl Emil Franzos is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Nathaniel Trachtenberg, a successful Jewish chandler in Eastern Galicia, and his two children, Raphael and Judith, who navigate the complexities of identity, love, and societal expectations in a divided community. The narrative explores themes of cultural heritage, the struggle for acceptance, and the tensions between tradition and modernity. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Nathaniel Trachtenberg, who prides himself on balancing his success with his adherence to Jewish customs, while his children grapple with their identities among both Jewish and Christian peers. Raphael, resentful of his Jewish background, distances himself from the Christian social circles, while Judith becomes increasingly entangled in them due to her beauty and charm. Their contrasts create familial tension, especially as their father contemplates arranged marriages for his children. This complex dynamic is sharply intensified following an incident at a ball where Judith's interactions with Christian suitors draw scrutiny, culminating in emotional conflicts that lay the groundwork for the story's exploration of love and cultural divides. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Poland -- Fiction Jews -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 375876 373304 2024-09-15T13:55:04.360386 2023-09-16T07:20:55.226238 text/html text/html 380488 2011-08-01T12:47:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 134511 2011-08-01T12:47:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192114 2024-09-15T13:55:10.868868 application/epub+zip 197578 2024-09-15T13:55:06.127408 application/epub+zip 197578 2024-09-15T13:55:05.122393 application/epub+zip 355063 2024-09-15T13:55:14.370874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334932 2024-09-15T13:55:10.135886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338879 2022-09-17T04:14:16.283658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337314 337261 2024-09-15T13:55:03.461397 2023-09-16T07:20:54.410207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 337126 2011-08-01T12:47:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 130186 2011-08-01T12:47:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 337121 2011-08-01T12:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130138 2011-08-01T12:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21269 2024-09-15T13:55:14.517843 application/rdf+xml 12247 2024-09-15T13:55:05.476405 image/jpeg 2991 2024-09-15T13:55:05.300404 image/jpeg 189417 2024-09-15T13:55:04.392405 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog