Zangwill, Israel (1864-), a British author. He was born in London. He received his education at the Jews' Free School and the University of London. He began writing at an early age and soon made a reputation by his novels, dramas, and essays. Zangwill has lectured in England, the United States, Holland, and Palestine. Among his works may be mentioned Ghetto Tragedies, They That Walk in Darkness, The Mantle of Elijah, The Melting Pot, and Blind Children, a collection of verses. The Children of the Ghetto, an exposition of the Jewish temperament, is Zangwill's best known book. He says it is "intended as a study of a race whose persistence is the most remarkable fact in the history of the world." The following stanza is from Imber's The Watch on the Jordan, translated into English by Zangwill: Like the crash of the thunder Which splitteth asunder The flame of the cloud, On our ears ever falling, A voice is heard calling From Zion aloud: "Let your spirits' desires For the land of your sires Eternally burn From the foe to deliver Our own holy river, To Jordan return." Where the soft flowing stream Murmurs low as in dream, There set we our watch. Our watchword, "The sword Of our land and our Lord," By the Jordan then set we our watch.