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Item type: Archival Descriptions

  1. Watercolor and ink drawing

    1. Leo Yeni collection

  2. Security of War Information Campaign poster about safeguarding convoy movement information

    1. United States homefront poster collection

    Security of War Information Campaign poster warning people to guard what they say in public because it could lead to the death of military personnel. The poster was designed by Stevan Dohanos, an illustrator and painter known for his “American Realist” style and depictions of everyday life. The poster was part of the Security of War Information Campaign, also known as the “hush-hush campaign.” This cooperative project was undertaken by the Office of War Information (OWI) with the oversight of a Security Committee, which included representatives from the OWI, the Army, Navy, FBI, and other a...

  3. German occupation records from the Archive of New Records, Poland (Syg 1335)

    Contains various documents relating to the German occupation of Poland, including records about the establishment of Judenräte, the establishment of the General Government and its administration during the occupation, the “Jewish Question,” anti-Soviet propaganda, resistance movements, executions, and the special handling of Jews.

  4. Album

    Adolf Hitler - Bilder aus dem Leben des Führers [Adolf Hitler - Pictures of the Life of the Führer), a cigarette card album with 188 b&w and colored colored mounted cards, an encomium by Hermann Goering; text by Joseph Goebbels and others. Cigarette cards were a popular collectible item in Germany beginning about 1920. Large albums with text, but no pictures, were published for each series and the cards were collected to be added as illustrations. The album for this series has text and photo captions that tell the story of Hitler's life from birth in 1899, to his 1933 appointment as Cha...

  5. Hand-colored etching of a Jewish peddler buying a pair of breeches

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Early 19th century, English cartoon showing a Jewish peddler buying used clothing. The print was published by William Davison of Alnwick, an English printer and pharmacist. The peddler is depicted with several stereotypical physical features commonly attributed to Jewish men: a beard, long sidelocks, and a large nose. Peddlers were itinerant vendors who sold goods to the public. 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 ...

  6. Print from a German periodical depicting a Jewish peddler conversing with an older man

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Full-page print from German humor magazine, Düsseldorfer Monathefte, with a satirical illustration and commentary on Jewish peddlers. This illustration is from 1853, printed in Volume 6, Issue 42 of the magazine, which was produced for 14 years in Düsseldorf, Germany. Satirical humor magazines that commented on social, economic, and political situations emerged in Europe during the mid-19th century and grew in circulation and popularity through the early 20th century. Peddlers were itinerant vendors who sold goods to the public. However, old prejudices formed an antisemitic stereotype of th...

  7. Cartoon of successful businessmen whose ancestors were immigrants refusing entry to an immigrant

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Cartoon from the magazine “Puck,” depicting an immigrant being stopped from disembarking on an American dock by nativist businessmen, whose shadows show their ancestors’ own immigrant roots. One of the businessman’s shadows is a stereotypical image of a Jewish peddler. The Jewish peddler is an antisemitic canard that originated from the economic and professional restrictions placed on early European Jews. They were barred from owning land, farming, and military service. These restrictions limited Jews to the occupations of retail peddling, hawking, and moneylending. Even as these restrictio...

  8. JEWS Etching of a Jewish thief bargaining with police to lessen his punishment

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Etching depicting a Jewish thief caught stealing from his employer, a silver smith, and bargaining with police officers to lessen his punishment. A block of Cyrillic text beneath the image records the conversation as the thief tries to reduce the number of times he should be whipped. Eventually, the Jewish man tries to bribe the officers with a pocket watch, in exchange for avoiding his punishment entirely. Old prejudices surrounding wealth and business practices form persistent stereotypes about Jews as greedy, unscrupulous, disloyal, and untrustworthy wrongdoers. They were often portrayed...

  9. Gray's Pottery pitcher with two Henry Heath transfer printed images of Jewish peddlers

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Mottled, purple, lusterware, ceramic pitcher made by Gray’s Pottery in England, likely between 1948 and 1961. Gray’s Pottery, operated in England from 1907 until the early 1960’s. The pitcher depicts two, transfer printed illustrations of Jewish peddlers originally drawn by Henry Heath as part of his Scenes in London series around 1840. In the first image (Heath’s print number 24) an old clothes peddler is depicted with a large nose, sidelocks, and a beard; three stereotypical physical features commonly attributed to Jewish men. Clothes peddlers dealt in old garments they bought, cleaned an...

  10. White porcelain figurine of a Jewish money changer in a gold dotted vest

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Rockingham porcelain figurine of a Jewish money changer made in approximately 1820. He has a large nose and a long beard, both of which are stereotypical physical features commonly attributed to Jewish men. The Rockingham Works pottery factory was located in Swinton, England, on the estate of the Marquess of Rockingham. The factory produced a range of earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain pieces including tableware, figurines, and other decorative pieces. Money changers exchanged foreign coins or currency for those used locally. Many antisemitic depictions of Jews show them hoarding, counti...

  11. Ceramic change plate depicting a greedy Jew admiring his gold coins

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Antisemitic change plate modeled as Jewish man lovingly staring at the gathered coins in his outstretched arms. The man has large ears, a large curved nose, and fleshy lips; all stereotypical physical features commonly attributed to Jewish men. The man’s black clothing conforms to the Jewish concept of tzniyus (modest dress and behavior), which Orthodox Jews adhere to for religious reasons. 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 ...

  12. Drinking glass with caricature a Jew on his hobby-horse, Old Clothes

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Small drinking glass with a painted caricature of a Jewish man riding a draisienne (also known as a hobby-horse, and derogatively called a dandy horse), comprised of a sack on wheels. The original image is attributed to the satirical English printmaker, William Heath, and dates to 1819. This image has been reproduced in print form, and has been used to decorate other objects, such as glasses and plates. The draisienne was a precursor to, and has a similar design as the bicycle, but without pedals or gears for propulsion. A rider pushed themselves along with their feet, and coasted once at s...

  13. Ceramic tile with an impression of a miserly Jew holding a money bag

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Ceramic tile with antisemitic, Latin text and an image of a stern looking Jewish man holding a money pouch. The man is wearing a skull cap and has a large nose, and a long beard; all stereotypical physical features commonly attributed to Jewish men. The image of the man, coupled with the Latin text that translates to “never enough,” references the antisemitic myth of Jewish greed and avarice. 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 wer...

  14. Oil painting depicting a peddler buying eggs from a boy

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn544987
    • English
    • overall: Height: 33.125 inches (84.138 cm) | Width: 28.125 inches (71.438 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) pictorial area: Height: 26.500 inches (67.31 cm) | Width: 21.375 inches (54.293 cm)

    Polish, 19th-century oil painting on canvas, depicting a red-haired peddler buying stolen chicken eggs from a boy. Peddlers were itinerant vendors who sold goods to the public. Peddling was a common occupation for young Jewish men during the 18th and 19th centuries. However, old prejudices formed an antisemitic stereotype of the Jewish peddler. The stereotype 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 limited Jews to the occupations of ret...

  15. When Jews laugh Antisemitic Der Stürmer advertising flier showing several Jewish people smiling

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Antisemitic advertising flier for the Der Stürmer newspaper showing photographic images of the “devilish grins” of Jews. The text claims that Jews are born criminals, who are incapable of laughter, and can only smile nefariously, which implies their untrustworthy nature. Two versions of the flier were published: this one with red lettering and an advertisement on the bottom, and one with black-and-white text without a bottom advertisement. The antisemitic newspaper was founded by Julius Streicher and published from 1923 to 1945. Striecher used the paper as a platform to foment public hatred...

  16. Bronze figurine of a seated Jewish peddler

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Metal figurine of a sitting Jewish peddler with a box of goods on his lap, from the 19th century. The man has several stereotypical physical features commonly attributed to Jewish men: a large nose, hooded eyes, full and thick lips, sidelocks, and a beard. Peddlers were itinerant 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 ...

  17. Wood panel painting of two Jewish men with fire sale sandwich boards

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Painting on plywood of two Jewish men carrying sandwich boards advertising a fire sale at a Jewish clothing store. The men are depicted with several stereotypical physical features, including large noses and hooded eyes, and the man on the right is gesticulating in a manner often used to denote Jewish characters in Vaudeville performances. These caricatured portrayals of Jews on stage were known as “Jewface” and often included a large-nosed, bearded, figure speaking Yiddish or heavily-accented English while wearing old, shabby clothing, their bowler hats pulled low. The characters often ges...

  18. US Finances are 98% in Jewish hands Poster of Uncle Sam giving bags of gold coins to Henry Morgenthau Jr.

    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. The poster was printed in several languages and distributed in the occupied countries to promote the idea that Jews were manipulating the Allied Powers. In April, 1941, Yugoslavia was invaded by Germany and its allies. The country quickly capitulated and was dismembered by the Axis powers. Germany annexed most of Slovenia and placed Serbia under military occupation. The Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition was organized by the Serbian...

  19. Poster of John Bull and Stalin joining the Jewish conspiracy

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Nazi propaganda poster issued in German occupied Serbia in early 1942 for the Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition. It depicts the head of a sinister, caricatured Jew as the puppet master of international Jewry, watching two cartoon figures, John Bull for England, and Stalin for the Soviet Union, shaking hands over a map of Europe. Many different languages were spoken in the territories controlled or coveted by the Third Reich. Nazi propgandists often issued the same posters in multiple languages. This poster had French, German, and Serbian versions. This Nazi was comprised of multiple territories...

  20. Print of Humphreys enthroned after defeat of Jewish boxer Mendoza

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Satirical color etching by Thomas Harmar of an allegorical triumphal parade by Richard Humphreys after his victory against Jewish boxer Daniel Mendoza, who was badly injured in their match on January 9, 1788, in Odiham, England. Mendoza’s loss gave his former mentor and his supporters the opportunity to boast about defeating the popular Jew. This was the first of three matches to decide who fought the champion. Mendoza beat Humphreys in 1789 and 1790. Billed as Mendoza the Jew, he held the title of Champion of England from 1792 to 1795, and was the first prominent Jewish prizefighter in Eng...