Book
Creator(s)
- E. Plon, Nourrit et cie (Publisher)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
- Caran d'Ache (1859-1909) (Cartoonist)
Biographical History
The Katz Ehrenthal Collection is a collection of more than 900 objects depicting Jews and antisemitic and anti-Jewish propaganda from the medieval to the modern era, in Europe, Russia, and the United States. The collection was amassed by Peter Ehrenthal, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, to document the pervasive history of anti-Jewish hatred in Western art, politics and popular culture. It includes crude folk art as well as pieces created by Europe's finest craftsmen, prints and periodical illustrations, posters, paintings, decorative art, and toys and everyday household items decorated with depictions of stereotypical Jewish figures.
Archival History
The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Katz Family
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Book of panel cartoons by Caran d'Ache (1859-1909), the pen name of Emanuel Poire. Born in Russia, he became an illustrator and cartoonist in Paris. He achieved renown with his antisemitic, anti-Dreyfus "Lundi' [Monday] cartoons in the newspaper Le Figaro. From 1898-1899, during the height of the Dreyfus affair, he published an anti-semitic, anti-Dreyfus satirical journal "Psst..." , which also featured the work of Jean Louis Forain (1852-1931). Dreyfus was a French Army officer falsely accused and convicted of treason for selling military secrets in 1894. Antisemitic politicians and publications used Dreyfus as a symbol of the disloyalty and treachery of all French Jews. Zola wrote a public letter to protest the verdict, "J'Accuse," in which he accused the Army of a cover up. Zola was charged with libel and the Dreyfus Affair grew into a national political crisis. An Army intelligence officer had forged the document proving Dreyfus's guilt. In a second trial, despite the traitor's confession, the Army again convicted Dreyfus. The verdict was met with outrage around the world. Dreyfus was pardoned by the president to end the crisis. The book is one of the more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic artifacts and visual materials.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Book ; green swirled boards with ties ; 63, [1] p. ; illustrated, 40 cm. [15.625 x 11.125 in.]
People
- Caran d'Ache, 1859-1909.
Subjects
- Jews--Caricatures and cartoons.
- France--Politics and government--1870-1940--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Caricatures and cartoons--France--Periodicals.
- French wit and humor, Pictorial.
- France--Social life and customs--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Antisemitism in art--France--19th century.
- Antisemitism--France--19th century.
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials