Boxed set of Nazi playing cards
Creator(s)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
- Mother Productions (Manufacturer)
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 set of cards 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
Nazi playing card set, a 40 card deck featuring images of famous Nazis, such as Hitler and Goebbels, as well as cards featuring images of Jewish victims of the regime. This set of cards 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
40 oversize playing cards, missing(?) card no, 1, cards 2-40, 1 advt card, 1 pub. info card; 1 cardstock box
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Playing cards.
- Nazis--Pictorial works.
- National socialism--Playing cards.
Genre
- Toys
- Object