Calendar for the year 1898, Iasi (Romania), published by H. Goldner - at the end of the calendar is a long poem reviewing the injustice done to Dreyfus in his trial and expresses hope that the truth will come to light in his trial, as well as an illustration of Dreyfus on the Devil's Island. Yiddish. Rare.
On the title page it is stated that the calendar is accompanied by three poems - the Dreyfus poem, Shomer Yisrael, and Kol Mekadesh Shevi'i. On the pages following the detailed annual calendar, a calendar of the new moon in Romania appears, as well as the annual market days, and on page 26 the poem "ליעד פאן יודישען קאפיטאן דרייפוס" - poem about the Jewish Captain Dreyfus. A poem that describes the injustice done to Dreyfus by false witnesses. The poem includes a mention of the names of those who were part of the conspiracy against Dreyfus, how they pinned the treason of General Ferdinand Esterhazy on Dreyfus, and on the other side Émile Zola who is described as the savior through whom the justice of Dreyfus is destined to be revealed, and a longing that the punishment imposed on Dreyfus will fall on the head of Esterhazy - who in the days when this calendar was published, the military court had ruled that Esterhazy was innocent of the charge of treason. The last part of the poem expresses the hope that G-d will have mercy on Dreyfus's wife and children and unite them soon, and when he is reunited with his wife and children "they will all wonder what sufferings the innocent Captain Dreyfus endured". After that is the "Shomer Yisrael", Kol Mekadesh Sabbath, and at the end of the calendar an illustration of Dreyfus imprisoned on the Devil's Island.
32 p. 15 cm. New fancy cover with gold embossing and gilt lettering on the spine. Very good condition.
