he Victorian Jewish Writers Project has announced the program for Israel Zangwill at 100: A Centenary Symposium and Conversation, scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 12:00–1:30 pm ET via Zoom.
Opening Remarks, 12-12:10 pm ET
- Brandon Katzir, University of Rhode Island, "Victorian Jewish Legacies"
- Lindsay Katzir, Gratz College, "Zangwill and the Possibilities of Jewish Modernity"
Panel Presentations, 12:10-12:50 pm ET
- Lori Harrison-Kahan, Boston College, "Stirring the Melting Pot: Emma Wolf, Israel Zangwill, and the Intermarriage Plot"
- Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University, "Zangwill Joins the Club: Social Circles around the Idler and Home Chimes in the 1890s"
- Aparna Prakashbabu Uma, University of Leeds, "Humour in Zangwill’s The Big Bow Mystery"
- Edna Nahshon, Jewish Theological Seminary, "Zangwill, Our Contemporary"
Respondent, 12:50-1:00 pm ET
- Meri-Jane Rochelson, Professor Emerita, Florida International University
Audience Discussion, 1:00-1:30 pm ET
Created 3 August 2026