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Fagin

Fagin (/ˈfeɪɡɪn/) is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist. In the story, Fagin is the leader of a group of children (the Artful Dodger and Charley Bates among them) whom he teaches to make their livings by pickpocketing and other criminal activities, in exchange for shelter. A distinguishing…

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Occupation
offender Criminal Pickpocket procurer
Created by
Charles Dickens
Gender
Male
Nationality
English
Nicknames
The Old Man · The Jew · The Old One
Religion
Jew

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Role in the novel

Historical basis

Allegations of antisemitism

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Fagin

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Fagin

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related to Allegations of antisemitism · 20
Fagin → Davis's, Dickens, Eliza, Fagin Jewish, Fagin's Jewishness, Ikey Solomon, In, It, James Davis, Jew, Jew Money-Lender, Jewish, Jews, London, Oliver Twist, People, Tavistock House, The, There, When
related to Media portrayals · 20
Fagin → Alec Guinness, Anti-Defamation League, B'nai B'rith, BBC's, David Lean's, For, Guinness, Irish, It, Jewish, Lon Chaney, Max Adrian, New York Board, Numerous, Oliver Twist, Rabbis, Stuart Freeborn, The, United States, USA
related to Role in the novel · 11
Fagin → Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes, Charley Bates, Fagin's, He, His, Nancy, Oliver, Oliver Twist, Sikes's, The
related to Historical basis · 8
Fagin → Dickens, Dickens's, Fagin's, Ikey Solomon, London, Solomon, Some, The
is a · 4
Fagin → artisan who makes wallets and handkerchiefs which are, confessed miser who, kind-hearted but poor man living in New York City, leader of a group of children
Nicknames · 3
Fagin → The Jew, The Old Man, The Old One
related to External links · 3
Fagin → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Created by · 1
Fagin → Charles Dickens
Gender · 1
Fagin → Male
Nationality · 1
Fagin → English

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FaginCreated byCharles Dickens1.00infobox
FaginGenderMale1.00infobox
FaginNationalityEnglish1.00infobox
FaginNicknamesThe Old Man1.00infobox
FaginNicknamesThe Jew1.00infobox
FaginNicknamesThe Old One1.00infobox
FaginOccupationoffender Criminal Pickpocket procurer1.00infobox
FaginReligionJew1.00infobox
Faginis aleader of a group of children0.90text
Faginis aconfessed miser who0.90text
Faginis aartisan who makes wallets and handkerchiefs which are0.90text
Faginis akind-hearted but poor man living in New York City0.90text

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