Eight issues of the early venomous anti-Semitic bi-weekly Kikeriki. Vienna, Austria, 1902-1903 – filled with countless grotesque caricatures, poems, and articles against Jews.
Issue No. 83 from October 16, 1902.
Issue No. 102 from December 21, 1902.
Issue No. 2 from January 4, 1903.
Issue No. 29 from April 9, 1903.
Issue No. 38 from May 10, 1903.
Issue No. 40 from May 17, 1903.
Issue No. 23 from May 19, 1903.
Issue No. 72 from September 6, 1903.
All eight issues are filled with numerous anti-Semitic poems, articles, and caricatures. The Jewish figure, often depicted with a beard and side-locks, is portrayed in the most ludicrous manner throughout the entire publication with the sole purpose of spreading ridicule and hatred towards Jews, blaming them for all societal woes. Kikeriki was one of the most vicious anti-Semitic publications globally at that time, exclusively targeting Jews. Even in unrelated news or reports, the editor would find a way to direct scorn towards Jews. For example, in issue No. 29, a caricature shows a Jewish man with a beard and side-locks, with a local figure declaring, “This is our ruler!” Issue No. 83 mocks Jewish bankers and the Jewish press, featuring a front-page poem calling for the expulsion of Jews: “Jews, go to Romania, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!…”. Inside, caricatures ridicule Jews and accuse them of exclusive control over high government positions. Issue No. 23 opens with a section denouncing Rabbi Bloch, accompanied by a caricature of a German figure whipping a Jewish man. Issue No. 38 presents a front-page caricature of a Jew “controlling the Danube, ” while issue No. 40 begins with the words: “Attention anti-Semitic press!” and features a caricature of a Jewish man with a long nose. All of the issues contain endless anti-Semitic caricatures within their pages.
Kikeriki was a bi-weekly anti-Semitic magazine published in Vienna, Austria, from 1861 to 1933. The editor was Ottokar Franz Ebersberg, a journalist and playwright who wrote under the pseudonym O. F. Berg. Kikeriki was very popular among the German-speaking population, reaching a circulation of 25,000 copies at its peak. In its early years, the magazine took a liberal stance, but starting in the 1890s and into the early 20th century, influenced by Karl Lueger, it transformed into the harshest anti-Semitic publication in the world, focusing solely on anti-Jewish hatred. Each issue contained numerous anti-Semitic caricatures depicting Jews in the ugliest possible way, alongside articles and hateful statements against Jews. The themes of the caricatures focused mainly on disparaging the “innate traits” of Jews, such as greed, avarice, cowardice (avoiding military service), and danger. It repeatedly portrayed “Jewish control” over the press, politics, and other aspects of life. Weekly, the magazine displayed the “incorrigible Jew” across its pages.
Kikeriki was the first publication to print the famous caricature of a Jew with bloody hands grasping the globe, a caricature that later appeared in countless anti-Semitic publications. The magazine saw itself as the representative of “the anti-Semites, ” and many of its issues featured articles directed at “anti-Semites” as its primary audience. Nazi propagandists made extensive use of Kikeriki issues and adopted many of its caricatures in their anti-Jewish campaign.
Eight complete issues. General condition: Good.
