Hepp! Hepp!

Title:

Hepp! Hepp!

Date:

1819

Creator (Personal):

Voltz

Description:

Hand-colored etching depicting the Hep-Hep riots against Jews in Frankfurt. Participants in these riots rallied to the cry, "Hep! Hep!" The image contains Christians of different social classes beating and targeting Jews, as well as looting their homes. Two peasant women are assaulting a Jew with a pitchfork and a broom. A man wearing a waistcoat and cravat, of a higher social class, has a Jew by his throat and is aiming to beat him with a stick. Etching by Johann Michael Voltz.

Collection Title:

William A. Rosenthall Judaica Collection - Prints and Photographs

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Images

Topical Subject:

Jews--Caricatures and cartoons, Antisemitism--Caricatures and cartoons, Jews--Persecutions--Germany--Frankfurt am Main, and Antisemitism--Germany--Frankfurt am Main

Geographic Subject:

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)--Ethnic relations--History--19th century

Language:

German

Shelving Locator:

Print Portfolio 22,cofc-war-print22-015

Date Digital:

2014-01-08

Digitization Specifications:

Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright status undetermined.

Access Information:

For more information contact Special Collections at the College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

36475