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Item Description
Description
ANTI SEMITE XMAS NEW YEAR CIRCUMCISION CARD JUDAICA JEW
At
first, I didn't know what to make of this rare New Year card. Is it
Jewish or not? Anti-Semitic or just tongue in cheek humor? My personal
conclusion is that this card was made and printed for non jews who at
live amongst Jews who decide to send their fellow friends and
acquaintances -Jewish and not- a "harmless" and "cute" New Year card for
Xmas. While I put "harmless" in quotes, it certainly is offensive
to people of the Jewish Faith as it satirizes one of the most Holy
Biblical commandments in Judaism, regardless of their denomination.
TIME
PERIOD PRINTED: There's no date or place of printing but definitely
American and in my opinion anywhere between the 1920s to early 1940s.
Reason being that the blond hair and blue eyed baby and the "ugly jew"
types were very much printed in every way shape or form during this
period in the USA as well as in Germany where most of these caricatures
were promoted for political gains and what ultimately resulted in the
Holocaust.
TEXTURE OF PAPER: Highly unusual, not seen in the past
50 years, more like a lithographic print, you can actually feel the
colors, which have a felt like touch, VERY RICH SHADES OF BLUE, RED,
YELLOW. This type of paper was used in the 1920s to early 1940s for
expensive lithographic posters and art work. It wasn't your run of the
mill print postcard. CLICK ON PICTURE TO SEE A CLOSEUP! YOU CAN ACTUALLY
SEE THE RICHNESS OF THIS PRINT! Some of the color has even made it to
the other side which is blank. (THE LAST 2 SCANS ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL
PURPOSES AND ARE NOT BEING SOLD IN THIS AUCTION)
MEASUREMENT: 4 x 5 1/4 inches
This card will be sent between 2 cardboards so that it comes in its pristine condition.
Makes a great addition in any collection for Judaica items, Jewish Americana, or Circumcision!
Also see my other New Year cards currently selling here on Webstore.
NOTICE!
I just found out that based upon the book by Falk Wiesemann called
ANTIJUDISCHER NIPPES UND POPULARE JUDENBILDER : DIE SAMMMMLUNG
FINKELSTEIN, 2006,Germany; that this IS DEFINITELY AN ANTI-SEMITIC CARD!
See the scans below which are cards from Tunis, no date there as well
but seems to be from the 1920's or 1930's.