Subject: Social Commentary

A full-page black and white antisemitic cartoon published on June 22, 1893. The cartoon depicts rats with immigrant faces, posing the question: "An Interesting Question... How long will it be before the rats own the garden & the man is out?"

A letter dated February 20, 1942, from Orson Welles to Erwin Piscator. Welles, on behalf of American Youth for a Free World, invites Piscator to serve on an advisory committee to observe World Youth Week. The letter references Piscator's notable directorship at the New School for Social Research's School of the Theater.

Newspaper clipping from the *New-York Mirror*, March 14, 1835, featuring an editorial piece titled "A Bashful Woman" by Mordecai Manuel Noah. Published in New York, New York.

This newspaper clipping from the March 7, 1835, edition of the *New-York Mirror* features an article by Mordecai Manuel Noah titled "The Bashful Man." The article offers advice to parents on raising children. This is Volume XII, #36 of the periodical.

This item is an issue of the periodical "Puck" from 1879, featuring an antisemitic political cartoon by Joseph Keppler titled "The New Judea." The cartoon depicts a chaotic scene with caricatured figures associated with the "Jewish Colonization Company" and the "Office of the Superintendent," including individuals handling animals, an "old clothes" vendor, and people arriving by cart, implying a critique or satire of Jewish settlement efforts. The artwork is a lithograph, characteristic of the era's political cartoons. The reverse side contains additional articles and text. 3.

This book, "The Jew, at Home and Abroad," is a tract by the author ASSU, published circa 1845. The book examines the life and experiences of Jewish people both within their own communities and in the wider world. The content likely explores various aspects of Jewish life, history, and culture, as well as the challenges and perceptions faced by Jews in different societies.

This trade card advertises Charles Weinberg, a clothier located at 89 Borden Avenue, Hunters Point, Long Island City. The card depicts a ragged, older man with a hat held out for money and a well-dressed young woman dropping a coin into it. The back of the card has a full advertisement. The card is from the 1885 era.