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Humphreys and Mendoza: Their Third Public Contest for Superiority, on Sept. 29, 1790
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Born in Aldgate, London, bare-knuckled pugilist Daniel Mendoza was the first Jew in England to become heavyweight champion, a title that he defended twice before losing it to John Jackson on a ninth…

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Artist Unknown

Places:

London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)

Date:

ca. 1790

Subjects:

Sports, Christian-Jewish relations, Body image, Violence, Humor

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Etching of two men boxing.
Plunder of the Ghetto Following the Fettmilch Riots against the Jews of Frankfurt am Main Plunder of the Ghetto
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In August 1614, a gingerbread baker named Vincenz Fettmilch (d. 1616) led a mob that rampaged through the Judengasse (Jews’ street) in Frankfurt am Main, injuring and killing two or three Jews…

Contributor:

Matthäus Merian

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Date:

1628

Subjects:

Print, Antisemitism, Jewish quarters, Christian-Jewish relations, Violence

Categories:

History, Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture
Engraved print of people fighting in chaotic city street.