Collection: William A. Rosenthall Judaica Collection - Prints and Photographs / Media Type: Images

Description:: Lithograph depicting Jewish peddlers showing their wares to a group of Cossacks on horseback. Lithograph by J. G. Küstner after Johann Adam Klein.

Description:: Black-and-white lithograph depicting a Jewish man astride a sow riding in the direction in the direction of Berlin, while a man in a cart gives chase.

Description:: Page of Exodus 28 in Latin, with a woodcut of Aaron in his vestments as described in the chapter.

Description:: Color print reproduction of a painting by Václav Jansa of the Old New Synagogue and Jewish Town Hall in Prague.

Description:: Engraving of a Jew holding a mezuzah, along with symbols of Hindu and pagan religions. From Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, Volume 6, by Bernard Picart.

Description:: Black-and-white wood engraving depicting the ceremony of Havdalah. Original illustration from the article "The Jews in New York--II" by Richard Wheatley, published in the February 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.

Description:: Caricature by Gustave Frison depicting a Jewish stockbroker haggling over the terms of a trade outside the Paris Stock Exchange. He is portrayed as speaking French with a Yiddish accent.

Description:: Hand-colored lithographed caricature depicting a Jewish peddler with his wares. The caption, which translates to "All is not gold that glitters," implies that his wares might not be as valuable as they seem. Lithograph by Pierre Langlumé. Published Paris: Noël et Dauty.

Description:: Engraving and text from Darstellungen menschlicher Narrheiten (Representations of human follies). In German, the text reads : "Der Juden ihr Betrug und List. / Beӱ weiten nicht zulänglich ist, / Partiten so ich mit Manier. / Kan spielen hurtig dort und hier. / Ja, ja, die Mauschel lassen dir, / Das Præ du sehr verschmiktes Thier." In English the text reads : "The Jews' betrayals and tricks. / Far and wide it is inadequate, / To make false coins in such a manner. / I can play daily here and there. / Yes, yes, the Mauschel let you. / That's the priority you bejeweled animal." This engraving is part of a series satirizing the foolish schemes people believed during the economic crisis in the early 17th century.

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