us-005578-irn537029-irn544890
type: RecordSet
archival history: The postcards were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.
biographical history: The Katz Ehrenthal Collection is a collection of more than 900 objects depicting Jews and antisemitic and anti-Jewish propaganda from the medieval to the modern era, in Europe, Russia, and the United States. The collection was amassed by Peter Ehrenthal, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, to document the pervasive history of anti-Jewish hatred in Western art, politics and popular culture. It includes crude folk art as well as pieces created by Europe's finest craftsmen, prints and periodical illustrations, posters, paintings, decorative art, and toys and everyday household items decorated with depictions of stereotypical Jewish figures.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: a. Happy Lions b. A Proposal c. Howling Wolfs d. Chasing the Wolf e. The Deer is attacked f. The Wolfs have an accident
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1889-01-01
has end date: 1889-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn544890
is or was included in: us-005578-irn537029
record resource extent: a: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) b: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) c: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) d: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) e: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) f: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Series of six postcards featuring Jewish person(s) in a humiliating or foolish scene, with a derogatory title, most including an reference to an animal. The scenes are reproductions of paintings by J. Gehrts and were produced in late 19th century Berlin. These postcards are one of more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic visual materials.
title: Six postcards ridiculing Jews as foolish, unlucky figures