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  1. Illustre du Petit Journal Le Petit Journal (Paris France) [Magazine]

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Illustrated supplement to the French magazine, Le Petit Journal, published in France from 1890-1920. The cover illustration is captioned: "Le Traitre, Degradation d'Alfred Dreyfus." The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal revolving around antisemitism that inflamed late 19th century France. Alfred Dreyfus was an army captain found guilty of treason in 1894 for selling military secrets. Antisemitic publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty of all French Jews. Emile Zola wrote a letter to protest the verdict, titled J'Accuse, in which he accused the French Army of covering up...

  2. Illustre du Petit Journal Le Petit Journal (Paris France) [Magazine]

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Illustrated supplement to the French magazine, Le Petit Journal, published in France from 1890-1920. The cover illustration is captioned: "Alfred Dreyfus dans sa prison." The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal revolving around antisemitism that inflamed late 19th century France. Alfred Dreyfus was an army captain found guilty of treason in 1894 for selling military secrets. Antisemitic publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty of all French Jews. Emile Zola wrote a letter to protest the verdict, titled J'Accuse, in which he accused the French Army of covering up its unjust...

  3. Psst...! (Paris, France) [Magazine]

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Bound volume of the collected issues of "Psst..." an antisemitic, anti-Dreyfus satirical illustrated journal founded in 1898 by Caran d'Ache, at the height of the Dreyfus Affair. Caran D'ache was the pen name of Emanuel Poire, a Russian born cartoonist who achieved renown in France with his antisemitic, anti-Dreyfus "Lundi' [Monday] cartoons in the newspaper Le Figaro. Psst!, published from 1898-1899, also featured the work of Jean Louis Forain. Dreyfus was a French Army officer falsely accused and convicted of treason for selling military secrets in 1894. Antisemitic politicians and public...

  4. Illustre du Petit Journal Le Petit Journal (Paris France) [Magazine]

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Illustrated supplement to the French magazine, Le Petit Journal, published in France from 1890-1920. The cover illustration is captioned: "L'Affaire Zola. : Grave incident d'audience : le colonel Henry et le lieutenant-colonel Picquart." The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal revolving around antisemitism that inflamed late 19th century France. Alfred Dreyfus was an army captain found guilty of treason in 1894 for selling military secrets. Antisemitic publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty of all French Jews. Emile Zola wrote a letter to protest the verdict, titled J'Ac...

  5. Graphic (London, England) [Magazine]

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Special issue of Graphic, an illustrated periodical published in London in 1899, dedicated to "The Martyrdom of Alfred Dreyfus: A Historical Summary of the Whole Case." The Dreyfus Affair was an antisemitic French political scandal that inflamed public opinion worldwide in the late 19th century. Alfred Dreyfus was an army captain found guilty of treason in 1894 for selling military secrets. Antisemitic publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty of all French Jews. Emile Zola wrote a letter to protest the verdict, titled "J'Accuse," in which he accused the French Army of coverin...

  6. Illustre du Petit Journal Le Petit Journal (Paris France) [Magazine]

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Illustrated supplement to the French magazine, Le Petit Journal, published in France from 1890-1920. The cover illustration is captioned: "L'Affaire Dreyfus: La prison militaire de Rennes." The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal revolving around antisemitism that inflamed late 19th century France. Alfred Dreyfus was an army captain found guilty of treason in 1894 for selling military secrets. Antisemitic publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty of all French Jews. Emile Zola wrote a letter to protest the verdict, titled J'Accuse, in which he accused the French Army of cov...

  7. Illustre du Petit Journal Le Petit Journal (Paris France) [Magazine]

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Illustrated supplement to the French magazine, Le Petit Journal, published in France from 1890-1920. The cover illustration is captioned: "Affaire Dreyfus: Dreyfus et ses defenseurs." The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal revolving around antisemitism that inflamed late 19th century France. Alfred Dreyfus was an army captain found guilty of treason in 1894 for selling military secrets. Antisemitic publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty of all French Jews. Emile Zola wrote a letter to protest the verdict, titled J'Accuse, in which he accused the French Army of covering ...

  8. Illustre du Petit Journal Le Petit Journal (Paris France) [Magazine]

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Illustrated supplement to the French magazine, Le Petit Journal, published in France from 1890-1920. The cover illustration is captioned: "Le proces de Rennes, Dreyfus amene au Conseil de guerre." The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal revolving around antisemitism that inflamed late 19th century France. Alfred Dreyfus was an army captain found guilty of treason in 1894 for selling military secrets. Antisemitic publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty of all French Jews. Emile Zola wrote a letter to protest the verdict, titled J'Accuse, in which he accused the French Army...

  9. Illustre du Petit Journal Le Petit Journal (Paris France) [Magazine]

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Illustrated supplement to the French magazine, Le Petit Journal, published in France from 1890-1920. The cover illustration is captioned: "Le capitaine Dreyfus devant le conseil de guerre." The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal revolving around antisemitism that inflamed late 19th century France. Alfred Dreyfus was an army captain found guilty of treason in 1894 for selling military secrets. Antisemitic publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty of all French Jews. Emile Zola wrote a letter to protest the verdict, titled J'Accuse, in which he accused the French Army of cov...

  10. Karikaturen aller Völker über die Dreyfus-Affaire Portfolio

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Dreyfus-Bilderbuch, an anti-Dreyfus picture book with 132 caricatures of Dreyfus, Zola, and others involved in the scandal. The Dreyfus Affair was a national scandal revolving around antisemitism that inflamed late 19th century France. Captain Alfred Dreyfus was found guilty of treason in 1894 for selling military secrets. Antisemitic publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty of all French Jews. Zola wrote a letter to protest the verdict, "J'Accuse," in which he accused the Army of covering up its unjust conviction of Dreyfus. Zola was charged with libel and the Dreyfus Affair...

  11. WWII Anti-Japanese propaganda poster stamp

    1. Forrest James Robinson Jr. collection

    Anti-Japanese propaganda poster stamp distributed in 1942, featuring a derogatory image of an animalistic Japanese soldier attacking a white woman. Poster stamps were collectable stamps, slightly larger than postage stamps, with designs similar to posters. Although they were not valid for postage, poster stamps could be affixed to letters and envelopes as a means for fundraising, propaganda, and educational purposes. The poster was designed by Harley Melzian, an American artist who worked with Artists for Victory. Artists for Victory was a New York-based organization of artists who used the...

  12. Poster stamp celebrating the sesquicentennial of the Bill of Rights

    1. Forrest James Robinson Jr. collection

    Poster stamp from the Council Against Intolerance (CAIA) celebrating the sesquicentennial of the Bill of Rights of the United States in 1941. Poster stamps were collectable stamps, slightly larger than postage stamps, with designs similar to posters. Although they were not valid for postage, poster stamps could be affixed to letters and envelopes as a means for fundraising, propaganda, and educational purposes. The stamp features an image of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, and first President of the United States. Washington’s image was considered a patriotic ...

  13. Poster stamp encouraging support of American troops in WWII

    1. Forrest James Robinson Jr. collection

    Propaganda poster stamp featuring an image of a soldier hugging a loved one before he leaves to go to war, distributed in 1943. The image illustrates the sacrifices made by soldiers and their families on the American home front during World War II (1939-1945). Poster stamps were collectable stamps, slightly larger than postage stamps, with designs similar to posters. Although they were not valid for postage, poster stamps could be affixed to letters and envelopes as a means for fundraising, propaganda, and educational purposes. Nikol Shattenstein, a Russian artist who immigrated to the Unit...

  14. Propaganda poster stamp warning of subversive elements during WWII

    1. Forrest James Robinson Jr. collection

    Anti-Fifth Column poster stamp featuring a boot, clad in red, white, and blue, stomping on a subversive snake, distributed in the United States between 1940 and 1945. Poster stamps were collectable stamps, slightly larger than postage stamps, with designs similar to posters. Although they were not valid for postage, poster stamps could be affixed to letters and envelopes as a means for fundraising, propaganda, and educational purposes. Snakes or serpents are often associated with negative aspects such as temptation, chaos, and lies, all of which would be tactics employed by a fifth column a...

  15. Poster stamp promoting the Greater New York Fund

    1. Forrest James Robinson Jr. collection

    World War II-era American poster stamp requesting support for the Greater New York Fund (GNYF). Poster stamps were collectable stamps, slightly larger than postage stamps, with designs similar to posters. Although they were not valid for postage, poster stamps could be affixed to letters and envelopes as a means for fundraising, propaganda, and educational purposes. The GNYF was a New York based grant-giving agency that began operation in 1938. They solicited contributions from business and employee groups, and distributed funds to over four hundred New York City health and welfare agencies...

  16. Poster stamp celebrating American Independence Day

    1. Forrest James Robinson Jr. collection

    Poster stamp celebrating the Fourth of July, issued by the Disabled Persons Association of America. Poster stamps were collectable stamps, slightly larger than postage stamps, with designs similar to posters. Although they were not valid for postage, poster stamps could be affixed to letters and envelopes as a means for fundraising, propaganda, and educational purposes. The image shows two physically disabled men, one in a formal military uniform, and the other in a suit, celebrating the Fourth of July. The first American Independence Day was celebrated in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, to c...

  17. WWII poster stamp with a Jeep promoting buying US war bonds

    1. Forrest James Robinson Jr. collection

    Poster stamp featuring an image of a Wyllis MB Jeep, and encouraging the United States public to buy War Bonds and support American involvement in World War II (1939-1945). Poster stamps were collectable stamps, slightly larger than postage stamps, with designs similar to posters. Although they were not valid for postage, poster stamps could be affixed to letters and envelopes as a means for fundraising, propaganda, and educational purposes. In June 1940, the U.S. Army requested bids for a 1/4 ton "light reconnaissance vehicle.” The resulting vehicle, later known as the “jeep”, received app...

  18. Portfolio

    1. Robert Levine collection

    Portfolio for "24 Drawings from the Concentration Camps in Germany" ; Created by George Zielezinski, 1946. The portfolio was presented to donor's uncle in 1946 when he became Military Governor of Bavaria upon the Death of General Patton.

  19. George Fine letter

    1. George J. Fine collection

    Consists of a letter written by survivor concerning the whereabouts of former member of Wehrmacht; written by Georg Fingerhut in Munich to city authorities in Aachen, Germany, requesting address for person named "Gonzen or Konzen" who demonstrated kindness to Georg and a friend while prisoners in Lithuania in 1946; response by city officals inscribed on letter, lower left, as having no information on such person

  20. Tornister used by a student in Nazi Germany

    1. Schulmuseum Berlin collection

    Leather tornister schoolbag used by a student in Germany during and before the Holocaust. Tornister bags originated in the German military during the 17th century, and were traditionally made out of leather or canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Later, German schoolchildren began using the bags to carry their books and school materials. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas restricting the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools...