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Revision as of 13:50, 23 May 2019 edit Piotrus (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Event coordinators, Extended confirmed users, File movers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 281,598 edits this is not just a figurine, it seems to be an entire movie also for paintings? ← Previous edit		Revision as of 14:03, 23 May 2019 edit undo Piotrus (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Event coordinators, Extended confirmed users, File movers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 281,598 edits No edit summary Tag: Visual edit Next edit →
Line 4: '''Jew with a coin''' ({{lang-pl\|Żyd z pieniążkiem}}), "Little Jews" ({{lang-pl\|Żydki}})<ref name="haaretz20141120"/>, or '''Lucky Jew''' ({{lang-pl\|Żyd na szczęście"}},<ref name="Tartakowsky"/>), are images and figurines of Jews holding coins. In [[Poland]], they are popular items that are common and widespread.<ref name="haaretz20141120"/><ref name="JTA20180818"/><ref name="Tokarska-Bakir"/><ref name="TOI20141229"/> While the images draw upon traditional [[Antisemitic canard#Usury and profiteering\|antisemitic caricature of Jewish moneylender]],<ref name="Cala"/><ref>[https://www.academia.edu/39121018/Lucky_Jews Luck Jews?] Pictures + Essay by Erica Lehrer in [[Jewish Museum London]]'s 2019 ''Jews, Money, Myth'' exhibition catalog</ref> opinions on the nature of ~~the~~this ~~modern~~motif, commonly represented in figuring and ~~figurines~~paintings vary, ranging from harmless folklore or nostalgia to offensive or antisemitic.<ref name=":0">[https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/qbnewm/hey-poland-whats-up-with-those-lucky-jew-statues Hey Poland, What's Up with Those Lucky Jew Statues?], Vice, Ilana Belfer, 10 October 2013</ref><ref name="JTA20180818">[https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-lucky-jew-imagery-is-so-popular-in-poland/ Why ‘Lucky Jew’ imagery is so popular in Poland], Times of Israel (JTA reprint), 18 August 2018</ref><ref name="haaretz20141120"/><ref name="LehrerUSHMM"/> ==History== Line 32: According to [[Simon Wiesenthal Center]] director for international relations Dr. Shimon Samuels, superstition lies behind the figurines. Samuels likens the figurines to a [[phantom limb]], as while only 20,000 Jews reside in modern Poland, the stereotypical Jewish figurines serve as an item that may be "scratched".<ref name="JC20141204">[https://www.thejc.com/news/world/poland-s-mantelpiece-jews-1.62534 Poland's mantelpiece Jews], The JC, 4 December 2014</ref> An unattributed scholar quoted in Vice said that this motif effectively means that "Poland has a “new Patron saint of capitalism” — and he’s Jewish".<ref name=":0" /> == Usage and customs ==