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Sefer ma‘aseh nisim (The Book of Miracles)
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The house known today as the House of the Sun is a large stone structure next to the synagogue. But long, long ago it was called the Devil’s Head, and it was…

Contributor:

Yuspa Shamash

Places:

Worms, Free Imperial City of Worms (Worms, Germany)

Date:

1696

Subjects:

Poverty, Marriage, Adultery, Morality, Ethics

Categories:

Literature, Folklore
Jewish Robbers
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This engraving depicting “Jewish robbers” is from the book Des bekannten Diebes, Mörders und Räubers Lips Tullians, und seiner Complicen Leben und Ubelthaten (The Known Thief, Murderer, and Robber…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Dresden, Holy Roman Empire (Dresden, Germany)

Date:

1716

Subjects:

Print, Crime, Economic life, Profession, Poverty

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Drawing of men in fetters arranged in a line, some with ropes around their necks, and German text above.