Auction 110 Winner's Unlimited - Eretz Israel and Zionism, Postcards and Photographs, Posters, Maps, Judaica, Holy books, Manuscripts, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes
Nov 7, 2018
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LOT 15:

French Newspaper Le Rire Dedicated to Kaiser Wilhelm II's Journey to the Land of Israel. Newspaper from November 1898

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French Newspaper Le Rire Dedicated to Kaiser Wilhelm II's Journey to the Land of Israel. Newspaper from November 1898

Special issue of French newspaper Le Rire dedicated to Kaiser Wilhelm II's journey to the Land of Israel. Issue 212, 26 November, 1898.

The issue is accompanied by three color illustrations (lithograph) and many black-and-white illustrations: The front cover shows the portrait of the kaiser with a halo around his head. There are many more illustrations following, continuing to build up the kaiser as Jesus - healing a leper, immersion in the Jordan (illustration captioned "Cold shower in the Jordan"), and a color illustration (printed on two pages) presenting the kaiser's entrance to Jerusalem, riding a donkey. Another illustration (printed on two pages) depicts the kaiser's visit to a harem. The back cover contains and illustration captioned "A one-man band in a European concert" depicting the kaiser and a many-armed figure; each hand holds a different instrument: trumpet, harp, sword, gun, book, cross, and more.

The German kaiser's visit, which took place between October 26 and November 4, 1898, is considered one of the most central and influential events in the history of the Land of Israel in the 19th century. Kaiser Wilhelm arrived in the Land with his wife and an entourage of over 200 people. During this visit, he met with Herzl, who came to the country specifically for this meeting, but he was later disappointed with its results.

There was preparation for the visit, such as improvement of the municipal infrastructure, paving roads and constructing bridges. Many hotels renovated their structures, and there was tremendous competition between them regarding who would be privileged to host the kaiser. In honor of the kaiser's visit, an opening was broken in the walls of Jerusalem next to Jaffa gate so that the kaiser could enter the Old City in his carriage. The city streets, especially the area around HaNeviim street, were decorated with flags of Germany and of the Ottoman empire, and with honorary mobile gates. Many came to Jerusalem towards the visit, and rented places on roofs and porches of homes where the procession was meant to pass.

Le Rire was a satirical weekly founded in Paris in 1894 and was active until the 1950s. The weekly saw much success, and it presented illustrations and caricatures in black-and-white and in color by the best French artists of the period.

[12] leaf. 31 cm. Reinforcements of pasted paper in the margins. Fine condition.


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