Caricature by Rose Cecil O'Neill published in the October 16, 1901, edition of Puck. The text reads : --Mrs. Bernstein (getting ready for the theater): "I see dere vas a real fire-engine in dis blay." --Bernstein (sulkily): "Den I von't go." --Mrs. Bernstein: "But it eggsblodes on der vay to der fire." --Bernstein (merrily): Hurry up, dear! Ve may be too late!"
Donnerstag (Thursday). In German, the text reads : "Der Tag an den mann wird gemahnt / Die Schulden zu bezahlen, / Kommt oft so schnell herbeigerant / Das mann erschrickt zumalen; / Wenn mann Just nicht bei Gelde ist, / Ach! da macht einem Jud und Christ. Wahrhaftig Donnerstäge." In English, the text reads : "The day on which one is reminded / To pay the debts, / It often sneaks up on one so quickly, / That one becomes the picture of shock. / When one doesn't have access to the money, / Oh! As does a Jew and a Christian."
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."
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."
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.
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 9, No. 1. In German, the text reads : --"Sarchen, wie hat dir gefallen de Ariadne auf Naxos?" --"Nu? Ariadne könnt mer schon gefalle, aber das Naxos nicht." In English, the text reads : "Dear Sarah, how did you like Ariadne on Naxos?" --"Nu? I could like Ariadne, but not Naxos." Ariadne auf Naxos is an opera by Richard Strauss.
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 9, No. 8. In German, the text reads : --"Wai, verfluchter Hund - willst Du meinen Figaro loslassen." --"Mauschel lass ihn doch die Paar Knöchelchen abnagen." In English, the text reads : --"Get, you damned dog - will you let go of my Figaro." --"Mauschel, just let him chew on those couple of little bones."
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 8, No. 5. In German, the text reads : --"Jude, was ist das für eine Betrügerei?? Bei den renomistischen Anzeigen bekommt man ein Zeug, das nicht zu rauchen ist." --"Wai geschrien, Ihr Herren, es ist kein Betrug, doch bekannt ist, dass Eigenlob stinkt." In English, the text reads : --"Jew, what sort of scam is this?? In the boastful advertisements, you get some stuff that isn't even good enough to smoke." --"Oh, quit yelling, gentlemen, it is no scam, but it is well known, that self-praise stinks." The sign on the cigar store reads: "Here is the best variety of tobacco in the world."
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 8, No. 9. In German, the text reads : --"Sagens mol sachverständiger Maister von de Kunst, mein Sohn wird doch später sehr fain werden, schauns schwarze Augen, schwarze Haare hat er schon und wenn er alt wird werden so kriegt er noch ä krümmer Nas." In English, the text reads : --"Say, knowledgeable master of the arts, my son will become very attractive later in life, look at his black eyes, he already has black hair and when he gets older he'll get a crooked nose as well."
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 8, No. 39. In German, the text reads : --"Denken Sie sich Herr Commerzienrath, da hab ich gestern und heute den ganzen Tag auf einem Wechsel gestanden, und hab nichts drauf gekriegt." --"Das macht, weil Sie nicht seind solid Baronsche, steh ich auf à Wechsel kriege Se überall was drauf." In English, the text reads : --"Do you think of yourself as a Commerzienrath, while I spent all day yesterday and today at the Exchange, and received nothing for it." --"That's due to the fact that you are not a baron, if I were to stand at the exchange, you would have received something from everywhere."
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 7, No. 2. In German, the text reads : --"Wo sind se gewese?" --"Bin gewese ins Theater." --"Was habe se gegebe?"-- "24 Kreizer." --"Ich meine was für ä Stück." --"Nu, ein Sechsbatzner." --"Ach das is jo nich zum Aushalte." --"Das hab ich aach gefunde, drum bin ich weggange." In English, the text reads : --"Where were you?" --"I was at the theater" --"What did they have?" --"24 Kreuzer." --"I meant, what type of piece." --"Nu, a Sechsbatzner." --"Ah, that's unberable!" --"That's what I thought too, which is why I left." Kreuzer and Batzen are silver coins; 24 Kreuzer equals 6 Batzen (Sechsbatzner).
Caricature. The text in German reads : --Bauer: "Wolf - wie kimmts doch, daß ihr Juden o' Schwain nit loide könnt?" --Jude: "Is doch nich immer der Fall - wir Zwa sein doch die besten Freunde." In English, the text reads : --Peasant: "Wolf - how is it, that you Jews can't stand pigs?" --Jew: "That isn't always the case - we two are the best of friends."
Caricature by Eugene Zimmerman published in Judge. The text reads : 1 "How our friend Goldberg's hands look when he first notices a little shower coming up." 2 "But it is only natural that they should assume this shape if it rained MONEY."
Caricature by Eugene Zimmerman published in Judge. The text reads : --Dr. Smith: "Your husband's prostration is due to business--overwork. You must give him this antimony prescription." --Mrs. Cohen (in a whisper): "Sh! Don'd let mein husband hear you say dot again. I subbose it vill do him good, but don'd let him hear der name ohf dot remedy--he vouldn't take it."
Caricature by Eugene Zimmerman published in Judge. The text reads : --Papa Goldberg: "You haff bin by der synagogue, yes? Vell, I asks you a kervestion. Vat are der t'ree graces?" --Ikey (confidently): "Gold, silver und diamonds! Popper, ask me a hard one."
Hand-colored wood engraving of a hunchbacked Jewish man, Jaapje Blok, who hires himself out as a lectern at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Wood engraving by Henricus Adrianus (Henri) Bogaerts. Published in De katholieke illustratie : zondags-lektuur voor het katholieke Nederlandsche volk.
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.
Caricature by Louis M. Glackens published in Puck. The text reads : 1 --Mr. Isaacs: "Dere, now, I vill not vaste time mit dose things no more. Health or no health, time ish moneysh, and moneysh is vot I vos after." 2. --Mrs. Isaacs: "Oh, vot shall I do! Der doctor says as he vill die of der fatness if he don't take der dump-pell exercise." 3. --Mrs. Isaacs: "I haf it! I vill draw some plans und dake dem to dot iron foundries. He shall dake dot exercises." 4. --Mrs. Isaacs: " Come up in dot exercise room, Morris." --Mr. Isaacs: "I vill go, but no exercise for me on your life not." 5 --Mr. Isaacs: "Oh, Repecca! You vos one of dose ingeniuses. I could keep dis up all tay."