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  1. Find out! How he survives Propaganda poster with a threatening, snarling Jewish man’s face

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Anti-Jewish poster issued in German occupied Serbia in the fall of 1941 for the Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition in Belgrade from October 22, 1941, to January 19, 1942. It has a caricature of an evil looking Jewish man in a skullcap snarling with bared teeth. The exhibit focused on the alleged Jewish-Communist-Masonic conspiracy to achieve world domination. Jews were portrayed as the source of all evil, which had to be destroyed, along with Jewish controlled countries, such as the Soviet Union and the US, and any outsider groups that opposed Nazi Germany. Yugoslavia was invaded and dismembered...

  2. Jewish Dealings Poster of workers crushed by Jewish controlled businesses

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Antisemitic propaganda poster issued in German occupied Serbia in the fall of 1941 for the Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition held in Belgrade from October 22, 1941, to January 19, 1942. It features a Jewish businessman atop a pile of manufactured goods that are crushng the workers at the bottom. The exhibit focused on the alleged Jewish-Communist-Masonic conspiracy to achieve world domination. Jews were portrayed as the source of all evil, which had to be destroyed, along with Jewish controlled countries, such as the Soviet Union and the US, and any outsider groups that opposed Nazi Germany. Yu...

  3. His Weapons: Democracy, Masonry, Communism, Capitalism Poster of a Jewish man controlling spiders weaving a conspiracy

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Antisemitic propaganda poster issued in German occupied Serbia in the fall of 1941 for the Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition held in Belgrade from October 22, 1941, to January 19, 1942. It features a Jewish man directing spiders with symbols of the Soviet Union, Masonry, and money to weave a conspiracy web. The exhibit focused on the alleged Jewish-Communist-Masonic conspiracy to achieve world domination. Jews were portrayed as the source of all evil, which had to be destroyed, along with Jewish controlled countries, such as the Soviet Union and the US, and any outsider groups that opposed Nazi...

  4. Poster with a cartoon of an Orthodox Jew leading a march of Jewish men

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Antisemitic propaganda poster issued in German occupied Serbia in the fall of 1941 for the Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition held in Belgrade from October 22, 1941, to January 19, 1942. This poster shows an angry Orthodox Jewish man marching at the front of a long formation of Orthodox and assimilated Jewish men. The exhibit focused on the alleged Jewish-Communist-Masonic conspiracy to achieve world domination. Jews were portrayed as the source of all evil, which had to be destroyed, along with Jewish controlled countries, such as the Soviet Union and the US, and any outsider groups that oppose...

  5. Slaves to the Star Poster of a Jew controlling Allied powers in a Star of David

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Antisemitic propaganda poster issued in German occupied Serbia in the fall of 1941 for the Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition held in Belgrade from October 22, 1941, to January 19, 1942. It has a cartoon of an Orthodox Jewish man holding a Star of David enclosing caricatures or symbols of Stalin, the US, and England. The exhibition focused on the alleged Jewish-Communist-Masonic conspiracy to achieve world domination. Jews were portrayed as the source of all evil, which had to be destroyed, along with Jewish controlled countries, such as the Soviet Union and the US, and any outsider groups that ...

  6. The English Juda’s Kiss Poster of a Jewish man kissing a Russian peasant's cheek

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Antisemitic propaganda poster issued in German occupied Serbia in the fall of 1941 for the Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition held in Belgrade from October 22, 1941, to January 19, 1942. It has a drawing of a Jewish man kissing the cheek of an innocent looking peasant while a man resembling Stalin looks on approvingly. The title refers to the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot. Nazi Germany had been at war with Britain since 1939, but were allied with the Soviet Union until the German June 1941 invasion. To support that expansion of the war, they produced propaganda linking Great Britain and th...

  7. The press in the USA is 97% in Jewish hands Poster of a Jewish publisher bursting from the New York Times

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Antisemitic propaganda poster issued in German occupied Serbia in the fall of 1941 for the Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition held in Belgrade from October 22, 1941, to January 19, 1942. It depicts Arthur Hays Sulzberger, the Jewish publisher of the New York Times from 1935-1961, breaking through the front page of the newspaper. The poster denounces the hidden Jewish influence that corrupts the news. This is ironic as Sulzberger as editor is now viewed as having downplayed the antisemitism of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust that destroyed European Jewry. The exhibit focused on the alleged Jewish-...

  8. Antisemitic caricature of a Dreyfus supporter

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Print from Musee des Horreurs, an antisemitic series featuring 52 cruel caricatures of well known Jews and others involved in the Dreyfus Affair. It was produced in 1899-1900 by an artist under the pseudonym V. Lenepveu. Many caricatures featured well known Jews, such as the Rothschilds, who were not involved in the scandal, but whose prominence made them targets of the anti-Jewish fanaticism engulfing France. The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal revolving around antisemitism that inflamed France in the late 19th century. Alfred Dreyfus was an army captain found guilty of treason in 1...

  9. Bronze metal dish of a Jewish peddler at an open window

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Bronze-plated metal dish, possibly used as an ashtray, with a bas relief of a Jewish peddler calling at an open window. Peddlers were vendors who traveled the countryside and sold goods to the public. They usually traveled alone and carried their goods with them as they went. Peddling was a common occupation for young Jewish men during the 18th and 19th centuries. Most peddlers hoped their hard work would serve as a springboard to more lucrative and comfortable occupations. However, old prejudices formed an antisemitic stereotype of the Jewish peddler. The stereotype originated from the eco...

  10. Dark bronze candlestick in the shape of a happy Jewish speculator

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Bronze candleholder depicting a Jewish speculator made around 1880 in Vienna, Austria. Likely one of a pair, the candlestick has a happy face with the term “hausse” inscribed on the base. The partner candlestick would have a sad face and “baisse” inscribed on the base. Both words are stock market terminology derived from the French words for “rise” and “drop.” The terms refer to the comparative price of assets at the times of buying and selling. The placement of the “baisse” on the sad-faced candleholder and the “hausse” on the happy one implies that Jews prefer to buy assets at lower price...

  11. Bronze candlestick in the shape of a happy Jewish speculator

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Bronze candleholder depicting a Jewish speculator made around 1880 in Vienna, Austria. Likely one of a pair, the candlestick has a happy face with the term “hausse” inscribed on the base. The partner candlestick would have a sad face and “baisse” inscribed on the base. Both words are stock market terminology derived from the French words for “rise” and “drop.” The terms refer to the comparative price of assets at the times of buying and selling. The placement of the “baisse” on the sad-faced candleholder and the “hausse” on the happy one implies that Jews prefer to buy assets at lower price...

  12. Oil painting on ivory of a turbaned Sephardic Jew counting money

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Oil painting of a Sephardic Jew, painted by 18th-century French artist, M. de Burman. The painting shows a Jewish man, wearing a turban and counting gold coins and other valuables. Sephardic Jews are the descendants of the 200,000 Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492, during the Spanish Inquisition. Many Sephardi escaped to Turkey, where they were free to practice their religion and participate in commerce. Consequently, many depictions of Sephardi have exaggerated, exotic Eastern motifs, known as Orientalism. Two of the most ubiquitous antisemitic myths are Jew’s flair for finance and...

  13. The Jewish Miser Print of a Jewish miser hiding his gold

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Black-and-white illustrated insert from the 1921 book, “Die Juden in der Karikatur: ein Beitrag zur Kulturgeschichte” [The Jews in Caricature: A Contribution to Cultural History]. Written by Eduard Fuchs, the book shows images featuring Jewish stereotypes to demonstrate the existence antisemitism in Europe. Markings on the object indicate the image is from the 17th century. However Philip Mercier likely created the original image in the mid-18th century. In the illustration, a Jewish miser is worriedly gathering his coins and locking them in a chest. The man has a beard and wears a kippah, ...

  14. Print on glass of a Jewish money lender admiring his gold

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn539088
    • English
    • overall: Height: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) | Width: 12.625 inches (32.068 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) pictorial area: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm)

    English print of a Jewish moneylender cradling a sack of coins published in the mid-18th century by Carington Bowles. Many antisemitic depictions of Jews show them hoarding, counting, or handling money. These stereotypes originated from the economic and professional restrictions placed on early European Jews. They were barred from owning land, farming, joining trade guilds, and military service. These restrictions forced many Jews into occupations such as money changing or money lending. Additionally, medieval religious belief held that charging interest (known as usury) was sinful, and the...

  15. Visiting England

    REEL 1 (personally shot or purchased?) LS of a moving train from different angles. Train tracks. Train passes a station. Sheep graze on a hill and run. Sign for "Malvern Theatre / George Arliss / The Iron Duke..." (a 1934 British film) on a brick building. [Malvern Hills is in the West Midlands of England] 01:05:45 Airplane stunts. Aerial shots of the city and countryside. Man stands on the wing of the plane, and jumps off, ejecting a parachute and falling through the air. 01:07:58 Waterfall pouring into a river, rapids. 01:08:27 Slate, "Craven Hunt. Point-to-Point." Men on horseback race a...

  16. Paul A. Strassmann archival collection

    1. Paul A. Strassmann collection

    The Paul A. Strassmann archival collection consists of biographical materials, photographs, and printed materials documenting Strassmann’s partisan activities during World War II and the persecution, expropriation, and imprisonment of other residents of Trenčín, Slovakia, during the Holocaust. Biographical materials document Gejza Fried, Marek and Moric Grünfeld, Ernest Haas, Rozaliá Krčíková, Paul Strassmann, Jozef and Mária Tiso, Valerie Tausová, and Alica Pfeifferová. Gejza Fried materials include a release from the Žilina concentration camp, a working permit, and a postcard describing c...

  17. Painting of a richly dressed Jewish money lender counting his money

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn539089
    • English
    • overall: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) pictorial area: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 5.625 inches (14.287 cm)

    English oil painting of a Jewish money lender counting his coins in front of him, created around 1790. Many antisemitic depictions of Jews show them hoarding, counting, or handling money. These stereotypes originated from the economic and professional restrictions placed on early European Jews. They were barred from owning land, farming, joining trade guilds, and military service. These restrictions forced many Jews into occupations such as money changing or money lending. Additionally, medieval religious belief held that charging interest (known as usury) was sinful, and the Jews who occup...

  18. Painted bronze figurine of a Sephardic Jewish money changer

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Vienna bronze figurine of a Jewish money changer made in the 19th century. He is dressed in a thawb (robe) and a turban, which gives him the Middle Eastern appearance of a Sephardic Jew. Vienna bronzes are bronze sculptures made in a Viennese handcraft tradition that incorporates artistic finishes. The style began in Austria in approximately 1850. Sephardic Jews are the descendants of the 200,000 Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492, during the Spanish Inquisition. Many Sephardi escaped to Turkey, where they were free to practice their religion and participate in commerce. Consequently...

  19. Bronze statue of a Jewish money changer

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Bronze 19th-century figurine of a Jewish money changer looking at the coins in his hands. The figurine was possibly made in the style of Vienna Bronze, bronze sculptures made in a Viennese handcraft tradition that incorporates artistic finishes that began in Austria around 1850. Money changers exchanged foreign coins or currency for those used locally. Many antisemitic depictions of Jews show them hoarding, counting, or handling money. These stereotypes originated from the economic and professional restrictions placed on early European Jews. They were barred from owning land, farming, joini...

  20. Cartoon of a jockey eyeing his watch bought from a Jewish peddler

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    British antisemitic cartoon published in 1828, showing a man inspecting a watch he just bought from a Jewish peddler. The cartoon was drawn by Joseph Lisle, a British caricaturist, satirical artist and printmaker. Peddlers were itinerant vendors who sold goods to the public. They usually traveled alone and carried their goods with them as they went. Peddling was a common occupation for young Jewish men during the 18th and 19th centuries. Most peddlers hoped their hard work would serve as a springboard to more lucrative and comfortable occupations. However, old prejudices formed an antisemit...