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- Israel Zangwill was born on February 14, 1864 in London, England, UK. Israel was a writer, known for The Verdict (1946), Merely Mary Ann (1916) and Merely Mary Ann (1920). Israel was married to Edith Ayrton. Israel died on August 1, 1926 in Midhurst, West Sussex, England, UK.
- SpouseEdith Ayrton(1903 - 1926) (his death, 3 children)
- Founder of the Jewish Territorial Organization.
- Worked to help Jews trying to escape persecution in Czarist Russia.
- Was considered by some as one, if not the greatest commentator on Jewish life of his day.
- His wife, feminist author Edith Ayrton Zangwill (1875-1945), was the daughter of British physicists Hertha (1854-1923) and William Edward Ayrton (1847-1908). His son, Ayrton Israel Zangwill (1906-1985), was a metallurgical engineer. Another son, Oliver Louis Zangwill (1913-1987), was a noted British neuropsychologist.
- Was an early champion of women suffrage.
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