Yom Kippur 1870 vor Metz.

(GERMANY).

Julius Levit, circa

Berlin

1870

Single page lithograph. Central 36-line German poem by Dr. G. Philippson surrounded by dramatic historiated border featuring fanciful scenes of Jewish soldiers at prayer; banners in red with Hebrew prayers.

A rare example of the celebrated - but mythological - Yom Kippur Service at Metz, in which Jewish soldiers from opposing armies came together in prayer during the Franco-Prussian War.