Auction 38 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art

Three Issues of "Le-Rire" dealing with Dreyfus Affair – Paris, 1888-1889

Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Three issues of "Le-Rire", May 1898-August 1899. French. Issues no. 186,195,249. Title pages illustrations: Joeph Reinach – a supporter of Alfred Dryefus, Georges Clemenceau – A supporter of Dreyfus and a future Interior Minister and Edgar Deamnge, the lawyer of Dreyfus in his 1894 trial.
"Le-Rire" was a satiric weekly richly illustrated. The attitude of the paper to the Dreyfus Affair was relatively moderate. Three issues, 30 cm. 12 pp per issue, most of the issues in good condition. Several leaves loose or detached.
Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita, Jewish Brigade
Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita, Jewish Brigade