Little journeys to the homes of the great . BENJAMIN DISRAELI. INCE Disraeli was born a Jew, hewas received into the Jewish Churchwith Jewish rites. But Judaism,standing in the way of his ambition,and his parents ambition for him,the religion of his fathers was re-nounced and he became, in name, aChristian. Yet to the last his heartwas with his people, and the glory of his race was hissecret pride. The fine irony of affiliating with a people who worshipa Jew as their Savior, but who have legislated against,and despised the Jew—this attracted Disraeli. Withthem he bowed the knee in an adoration
Little journeys to the homes of the great . BENJAMIN DISRAELI. INCE Disraeli was born a Jew, hewas received into the Jewish Churchwith Jewish rites. But Judaism,standing in the way of his ambition,and his parents ambition for him,the religion of his fathers was re-nounced and he became, in name, aChristian. Yet to the last his heartwas with his people, and the glory of his race was hissecret pride. The fine irony of affiliating with a people who worshipa Jew as their Savior, but who have legislated against,and despised the Jew—this attracted Disraeli. Withthem he bowed the knee in an adoration they did notfeel, and while his lips said the litany, his heart repeatedBen Ezras prayer. In temperament he belonged withthe double-dealing East. He intuitively knew the law ofjiu jitsu, best exemplified by the Japanese, and wonoften by yielding. He was bold, but not too Zangwill, shrewdest, keenest and kindliest ofJews—with the tragedy of his race pictured on hisfurrowed face, a face like an ancient weather-wornstatue on whose countenance g
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