Inscribed postcard of a Jewish man talking on the phone
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
Creator(s)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
- Donald McGill (Artist)
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 postcard 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
This postcard is one of more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic visual materials.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Postcard with a color cartoon of a scowling man holding the receiver of a wall mounted telephone to his ear. He has stereotypical Jewish features, including black curly hair, a large red nose, and hooded eyes, and wears a red vest and trousers. He stands in a room on a red carpet. English text is at the bottom. The back has 2 postmarks, an address, and a green halfpenny British postage stamp with an image of Edward VII.
back, top center, postmark, stamped, black ink : LONDON / OCT 1208E / 12. 15 PM back, bottom, cursive, pencil : Mr. E. H. Ashton, / 22 Llanover Road, / Pontypridd, / [G?]lain
Genre
- Information Forms
- Object