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Prayer of Jewish Soldiers in Metz on Yom Kippur 1870 [05.10.1870], print on fabric for...

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Prayer of Jewish Soldiers in Metz on Yom Kippur 1870 [05.10.1870], print on fabric for hanging on the wall. Germany, ca. 1880.

"Avodas Yom HaKippurim in the camp in Metz"; the prayer of Jewish soldiers during the France-Prussia War, 1870. Black and red print on cotton fabric, Germany, ca. [1880].

In the center of the print, in an illustrated border, an illustration of many Jewish soldiers praying in a field, with the prayer-leader standing on a stage in their midst. Beneath the border, the Hebrew inscription "Avodas Yom HaKippurim 1870 in the camp in Metz". Above the border, written in Hebrew and German "Have we not all one father has not one G-d created us". In the four corners of the fabric, in circles, a German poem. illustrations of branches, a star-of-David and angels.

Approx. 68X64 cm. In a frame 73X68 cm.

The France-Prussia War (1870-1871), a war during which the Prussians defeated the army of the French emperor Napoleon III, took the Emperor captive and occupied Paris. In august 1870, the Prussian army managed to trap the French army and laid a siege on 150,000 French soldiers who were gathered in Metz.

This fabric commemorates the Yom Kippur prayer of the Jewish Prussian soldiers during the siege on Metz. Three weeks later, on 27.10.1870, approx. two months after the beginning of the siege, the French surrendered and were captured by the Prussians.

Many Jewish soldiers were recruited during this war, both Prussians and French. Tragically, these Jewish soldiers found themselves fighting each other. The inscription "Have we not all one father" expresses the hope to end the war, end the bloodshed and encourage comradeship between the fighting parties.

Stains, two small holes, fair condition.

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