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The Four Sons
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This 1934 illustration of the Passover story of the four sons features a caricature of the “wicked” son dressed as Hitler.

Contributor:

Arthur Szyk

Places:

Lodz, Second Polish Republic (Łódź, Poland)

Date:

1934

Subjects:

Print, Aesthetics, Passover, Haggadah, Nazis

Categories:

Cartooning & graphic art
Image of four panels with man in each panel: one in moustache and riding outfit; one wearing sidelocks, kippah, and suit; one muscled in boots; and one with short sidelocks, hat, and wide stance, all surrounded by decorated border and labeled in Yiddish.
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Tkhiyes-hameysim (The Resurrection of the Dead) is a dramatic poem by Moyshe Broderzon inspired by medieval Christian “mystery” (or “miracle”) plays that presented bible stories and were performed in…

Contributor:

Vincent Brauner (Yitskhok Broyner)

Places:

Lodz, Second Polish Republic (Łódź, Poland)

Date:

1920

Subjects:

Yiddish, Print, Aesthetics

Categories:

Cartooning & graphic art, Print & book culture
Woodcut of geometric, stylized face with Yiddish heading.