Jew with a coin: Difference between revisions

Scholars offer differing interpretations on the nature and origin of the motif, through they generally agree that most modern Poles see this motif as a talisman for financial good luck. 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 vary on the nature of this motif ranging from harmless folklore or nostalgia, promoting Polish-Jewish dialogue, to offensive or even [[antisemitic]].<ref name="Vice20131010">[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"/>