Zelig
a male given name: from a germanic word meaning “blessed.”.
a chameleonlike person who is unusually ubiquitous.
contemporary examples
lawsuit over a bad nyu grade? put james franco in detention! lee siegel december 21, 2011
brad goreski: on styling, his new show & leaving rachel zoe isabel wilkinson december 19, 2011
3 must reads: ‘kayak morning,’ ‘mr. g,’ and ‘alex gilvarry’ hillary kelly, mythili rao, jacob silverman february 7, 2012
historical examples
the best short stories of 1915 various
the white terror and the red abraham cahan
the best short stories of 1915 various
the spirit of the ghetto hutchins hapgood
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