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A Gallant Gentleman

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Title

A Gallant Gentleman

Date

February 29, 1924

Subject

Immigration Restriction
Press, Yiddish

Description

The Statue of Liberty shakes the hand of a New York Congressman, one of many who protested the anti-immigration bill. She says, “Merci, Monsieur, for protecting me, a lonely, slandered woman, against my attackers and torturers.”

Creator

Yosl Cutler
Der groyser kundes

Source

YIVO Library

Publisher

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Format

JPEG

Language

Yiddish

Type

Cartoon

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Citation

Yosl Cutler and Der groyser kundes, “A Gallant Gentleman,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed March 29, 2024, https://immigrationusa.yivo.org/items/show/6366.
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