Lithograph depicting Jewish soldiers of the Prussian army observing Yom Kippur prayers in Metz, 1870. Published by H. Schile, 18 Division St., New York City. The scene shows soldiers in uniform, some wearing tallit, gathered around a Torah ark. A cartouche includes a quote in Hebrew and German: "Have we not the same father, only one god created us." Explanatory text in German is at the four corners. The lithograph is of historical significance, illustrating the observance of Jewish religious practice amidst wartime.
Subject: Religious Observance
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A reprint of a letter from General Beauregard's Assistant Adjutant-General, Thomas Jordan, to Rabbi M.I. Mechelbacker, dated September 1, 1861, declining a request for furloughs for Jewish soldiers during the High Holidays. This letter, published in the Charleston Mercury on January 27, 1863, explains the military's inability to grant leave due to the ongoing conflict. The newspaper also contains an advertisement for Isaac Eger Hertz.