Antisemitic handbill about a Belgian celebration of the burning of Jews
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 16.250 inches (41.275 cm) | Width: 18.750 inches (47.625 cm)
Creator(s)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
Biographical History
The Katz Ehrenthal Collection is a collection of more than 900 objects depicting Jews and antisemitic and anti-Jewish propaganda from the medieval to the modern era, in Europe, Russia, and the United States. The collection was amassed by Peter Ehrenthal, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, to document the pervasive history of anti-Jewish hatred in Western art, politics and popular culture. It includes crude folk art as well as pieces created by Europe's finest craftsmen, prints and periodical illustrations, posters, paintings, decorative art, and toys and everyday household items decorated with depictions of stereotypical Jewish figures.
Archival History
The pamphlet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Katz Family
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Antisemitic engraving, Histoire du sacré jubilé [History of the saced anniversary] about an annual Belgian Catholic celebration of the burning of Jews. These four scenes are illustrated: Jonathan giving money to Jean de Louvaine; Jean breaking into the Chapel of St. Catherine; Jews stabbing the communion hosts; and Jews being condemned by the Tribunal of Brussels. This pamphlet is one of more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic visual materials.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Engraved sheet with four illustrated scenes: Jonathan giving money to Jean de Louvaine; Jean breaking into the Chapel of St. Catherine; Jews stabbing the communion hosts; and Jews being condemned by the Tribunal of Brussles.
Subjects
- Blood accusation--Belgium--History.
- Blood accusation--History--Early works to 1800.
- Christianity and antisemitism--Belgium--History.
- Antisemitism--Belgium.
- Anti-Jewish propaganda--Belgium--History.
- Jews--Persecution--Belgium--History.
Genre
- Object
- Posters