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Purim Story
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Illustrated folk depiction of the story of Purim by Moshe Mizrachi (Jerusalem: Monsohn, 1902). The top panels depict the villain of the story, Haman, leading the hero Mordechai on a horse and the…

Contributor:

Moshe Mizrachi

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1902

Subjects:

Purim, Piety, Jewish identity, Holidays, Aesthetics, Fiction

Categories:

Cartooning & graphic art, Fiction
Illustration in three horizontal and one vertical panel, depicting figures on horseback, a king, a row of soldiers in chains, and a man hanging.
History of the House of David
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The sultan thought for a moment and said, “I know, Jew, that your heart is not devoid of intelligence. After all, you want to live a long life in your household with your children. So, do not…

Contributor:

Avraham S. Friedberg

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Folklore, Mourning, Jewish quarters, Death, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction, Folklore
Simkhe Platke, or the Universal Swindler
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Now in that same shtetl there lived a youth named Shimen, but he was nicknamed Simkhe (joy, celebration) and Plakhte (coarse cloth) because he was barefoot and almost naked and that was all he wore…

Contributor:

Yankev Morgenshtern

Places:

Lodz, Russian Empire (Lodz, Poland)

Date:

1870s or 1880s

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Folklore, Shtetl, Rural life, Morality, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction, Folklore