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The Story of the Passing of Joseph Süss
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Be it known that there was a man in Stuttgart in the state of Württemberg, who became ever greater in the stubbornness of his heart and his pride, in his wealth and his wisdom, and he was called…

Contributor:

Salomon Schechter

Places:

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

Date:

1738

Subjects:

Justice system, Crime, Death, Class, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage, (Auto)biography
Portrait print of man in curly wig and jacket with German caption and small drawing of gallows below portrait.
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

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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.