Code | DS/UK/1640 |
Name | Zangwill; Israel (21 January 1864-1 August 1926); British author, political activist |
Dates | 21 January 1864-1 August 1926 |
Gender | Male (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | London, England (born) |
Relationships | Son of Moses Zangwill and Ellen Hannah Marks. Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire Sibling of Louis Zangwill (novelist) |
Biography | Israel Zangwill 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. |