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141. The Holy City

The Holy City
Description:
Print reproduction of a painting by Jeanie Graham Drucker depicting houses of worship in Charleston, including Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim.

142. Moïse descend du Sinaï

Moïse descend du Sinaï
Description:
Black-and-white wood engraving depicting Moses descending from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. Wood engraving by Héliodore Pisan after an illustration by Gustave Doré.

143. Temple Emanu-El, New York City

Temple Emanu-El, New York City
Description:
Black-and-white etching of the exterior of Temple Emanu-El in New York. Etching signed by the artist Philip H. Giddens.

144. [Gott verhüt's Isaac - treff ich dich…]

[Gott verhüt's Isaac - treff ich dich…]
Date:
1856
Description:
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 9, No. 15. In German, the text reads : --Ascher: "Gott verhüt's Isaac - treff ich dich - in solcher Gesellschaft - so ist's wahr - bist geworden ein Goy - wenn dies dei Äti wüßt - würd er sich umdrehen im Grab." --Isaac: "Gott - Nu Ascher - was soll's - in 3 Wochen wird mein Bruder ach Christ - da dreht sich der Äti noch enmal um - so kummt er wieder in seine vorige Lage." In English, the text reads: --Ascher: "God forbid Isaac - I come upon you - in such company - so it's true - you have beomce a goy - if Äti knew that - he would roll over in his grave." --Isaac: "God - Nu Ascher - so what - in three weeks my brother will be a Christian as well - then Äti will roll over one more time - this way he will return to his original position."

145. [Wai - ich sterbe - ich hab jedem von Euch vermacht…]

[Wai - ich sterbe - ich hab jedem von Euch vermacht…]
Date:
1855
Description:
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 8, No. 12. In German, the text reads : --Levi: "Wai - ich sterbe - ich hab jedem von Euch vermacht, 8000 Thaler, mein Sohn soll sie Euch auszahlen nach Jahresfrist." --Erben: "Warum erst nach Jahresfrist, Herr Levi?" --Levi: "Nu - bezahlt mir den Diskonto, so will ich's so ins Testament setzen, dass Ihr sie gleich kriegen könnt." In English, the text reads: --Levi: "Oh - I'm dying - I have bequeathed each of you 8000 Thaler, my son will disburse them to you after a year." --Heirs: "Why only after a year?" --Levi: "Nu - Pay off my discount for me, then I will put it in the will, that you all can receive it right away." Discounting is a financial mechanism in which a debtor obtains the right to delay payments to a creditor in exchange for a charge or fee.

146. Rinaldo Rinaldini

Rinaldo Rinaldini
Date:
1855
Description:
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 8, No. 25. In German, the text reads : --"Ach so Männecken! Gut dass ick Ihnen treffe! Sie sind ja der famose Kleider-händler aus die Bolkerstrasse! Ick wollte grade zu Ihnen mir uff den Sommer ee-nen neuen Pariser Paletôt koofen! Da ick Ihnen nu treffe können Sie mich gleich den Ihrigten überlassen!!" In English, the text reads : --"Oh, mate! Good that I'm running into you! You're the famous clothing merchant from Bolker Street! I was just on my way to you, to buy myself a new Parisian overcoat for the summer! Now that I've run into, you can give me your own!!"

147. [Jüdische Männer und Frauen treiben Gänse vor sich her]

[Jüdische Männer und Frauen treiben Gänse vor sich her]
Date:
1840
Description:
Black-and-white lithograph depicting five Jewish men and women driving a gaggle of geese. At the bottom, excerpts from three verses. Proverbs 12:10 : A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast. Isaiah 9:12: The Arameans on the east, and the Philistines on the west; and they devour Israel with open mouth. Sirach 5:2-3 : Don’t follow your inclination nor your strength, in order to walk in the desires of your heart. And don’t think, “Who’ll have power over me?” Then the Lord, the highest punisher, will punish. Lithograph printed Strasbourg: Oberthür et emrich.

148. [Härsch, wo iss dein Bruder?...]

[Härsch, wo iss dein Bruder?...]
Date:
1853
Description:
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 6, No. 42. In German, the text reads : --"Härsch, wo iss dein Bruder?" --"Gott soll hüte, er iß uff'm Rathhaus, dort wird er abgewandelt mit Fünfe-zwanzig, weil er hat getriebe en Hausierhandel im Ruckfall." --"No siehst de." Handel bringt Wandel. In English, the text reads : "Härsch, where is your brother?" --"May God protect us, he is at city hall, that's where he's going to be in the reformatory for 25 years, because of a subsequent offense for peddling." --"You see?" "Trade brings change!"

149. Touro Synagogue

Touro Synagogue
Date:
1982
Description:
Print reproduction of a painting by Donald Moss of the Touro Synagogue in Newport. The painting was used as a model for the commemorative stamp featuring the Touro Synagogue, issued August 22, 1982.

151. Kriegsspiel

Kriegsspiel
Description:
Color print reproduction of an illustration by Fritz Schönpflug entitled "war game."

153. Piazza Giudia

Piazza Giudia
Date:
1752
Description:
Black-and-white engraving depicting the piazza outside of the Roman Ghetto. The gate of the ghetto can be seen at right. Engraving by Giuseppe Vasi. From Delle Magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna, Volume 2, by Giuseppe Vasi, published Rome, 1747-1761.

154. The Ghetto, Rome

The Ghetto, Rome
Date:
1874
Description:
Hand-colored steel engraving depicting the Roman Ghetto. Engraving by Samuel Valentine Hunt after a painting by Louis Haghe. From Picturesque Europe, published London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.

155. Benoit Spinosa

Benoit Spinosa
Date:
1777
Description:
Black-and-white engraved portrait of philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Engraving by Michel Odieuvre. From L'Europe illustre, contenant l'histoire abrégée des souverains, des princes, des prélats, des ministres, des grands capitaines, des magistrats, des savans, des artistes, & des dames célèbres en Europe, Volume 5, by Jean-François Dreux du Radier.

156. Benoist Spinosa fameux Philosophe natif

Benoist Spinosa fameux Philosophe natif
Date:
1727
Description:
Black-and-white engraved portrait of René of Anjou, mistakenly identified as a portrait of philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Engraving by Etienne Jehandier Desrochers.

157. B. Spinoza

B. Spinoza
Date:
1841
Description:
Black-and-white line engraved portrait of philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Engraving by Wenzel Pobuda. Frontispiece to Sämmtliche Werke : aus dem lateinischen mit dem Leben Spinoza's, Volume 1, by Berthold Auerbach, published Stuttgart: J. Scheible.

159. הכותל המערבי

הכותל המערבי
Description:
Color offset print reproduction of the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Printed Jerusalem: A. Piḳovsḳi. Published Jerusalem: Hotsaʼat "ʻEts ḥayim."

160. Die "Salomon's-Mauer" der Blainiac-Republikaner

Die
Date:
1889
Description:
Caricature by Bernhard Gillam published in Puck. The caricature depicts William Walter Phelps, Murat Halstead, and Joseph Medill standing at the "Solomon's Wall" of Blainiac Republicans (referring to James Gillespie Blaine), which is labeled with the words "party patronage." William M. Evarts is shown approaching the wall. In German, the text reads : "Die Juden von Jerusalem versammeln sich noch heutzutage an der sog. 'Salomon’s Mauer' der Tempel-Ruinen und wehklagen über die verschwundene Herrlichkeit Israel’s." In English, the text reads : "The Jews of Jerusalem gather even today in front of what is called "Salomon's Wall" (Western Wall) of the Temple ruins and lament the vanished glory of Israel."