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52. Safed

Safed
Date:
1881-1884
Description:
Black-and-white wood engraving depicting the Jewish Quarter in Safed. Engraving after a drawing by Henry Fenn. From Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt, Volume 2, edited by Charles William Wilson, published London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1881-1884.

53. Flavius Josephus

Flavius Josephus
Date:
1821
Description:
Black-and-white engraved portrait of historian Josephus (born Joseph ben Matityahu). Engraving by John B. Neagle. Frontispiece to The genuine works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish historian : containing twenty books of the Jewish antiquities, seven books of the Jewish war, and the life of Josephus, written by himself... by the late William Whiston... Revised, and illustrated with notes, by the Rev. Samuel Burder..., published Boston: Printed and published by S. Walker, Newbury-Street.

55. La bénédiction du samedi

La bénédiction du samedi
Date:
1886
Description:
Illustration by Alphonse Lévy depicting the blessing of the children on the Sabbath. From La vie juive by David-Léon Cahun.

57. [Herr Hirsch treten Sie ein…]

[Herr Hirsch treten Sie ein…]
Date:
1854
Description:
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 7, No. 31. In German, the text reads : --Gerichtsvollzieher: "Herr Hirsch treten Sie ein, nehmen Sie das Ihnen zuerkannte Pferd in Empfang - Sie stehen sich von allen Gläubigern am Besten." --Hirsch: "Wai - was seh ich - der Gaul is capot, is das mei Deckung für 800 Thalersch?" --Stalljung: ""Das hab' ich mir glaich gedacht, dass das arme Thier krepiert wird sai - seit 4 Wochen konnt ich ihm kai Futter bringe - weil der Stall von Gerichtswegen versiegelt war." In English, the text reads : --Bailiff: "Enter, Mr. Hirsch, take in the horse you were awarded. You are the top of the list of creditors." --Hirsch: "Oh - what am I seeing - the horse is ruined, is this my cover for 800 thalers?" --Stable boy: "That's the same thought I had, that the poor animal will die - for four weeks I could bring him no food - because the stable was sealed by the court."

58. [Gott Mosis - was bringst Du denn da für ne Alte Schachtel mit?...]

[Gott Mosis - was bringst Du denn da für ne Alte Schachtel mit?...]
Date:
1856
Description:
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 9, No. 7. In German, the text reads : --"Gott Mosis - was bringst Du denn da für ne Alte Schachtel mit?" --"Herr Baraun, s'ist meine Frau - ihre Aussenseite verspricht nicht viel aber für ihr Inneres kann ich garantieren, - s'ist ausgeseichnet?" --"Gott Mosis - lass sie doch wenden." In English, the text reads : --"Oh, God, Mosis - what sort of ugly hag did you bring with?" --"Herr Baraun, she is my wife - her outer appearance doesn't promise much, but I can guarantee that her heart is exquisite." --"Oh, God, Mosis - just let her turn around."

59. Moderne Zeden. Twee Vrienden van den Prins.

Moderne Zeden. Twee Vrienden van den Prins.
Date:
1870
Description:
Black-and-white illustration of two men described as "Twee Vrienden van den Prins" ("two friends of the prince"). The accompanying story entitled "Modern Zeden" ("modern mores") describes two moneylenders, pictured here, and a prince who gives into their demands in order to receive money from them. Published in Asmodée: geillustreerde almanak.

60. Vot doesh you peddles?

Vot doesh you peddles?
Date:
1873
Description:
Black-and-white wood engraving depicting a peddler mistaking an artist with a pack and portfolio for another peddler. Wood engraving by J. Augustus Bogert after an illustration by William de la Montagne Cary. Published in The Aldine, Volume 6.