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'''''Aaron, Son of the Devil''''' is the name given to an [[anti-Semitic]] [[caricature]] of an [[England|English]] [[Jew]] appearing on an [[Essex]] county document dated 1277. The document concerns [[fine (penalty)|fine]]s imposed on some Jews and [[Christian]]s who had pursued a [[Deer|doe]] after it had escaped from [[hound]]s near the city of [[Colchester]], an offense against the [[forest law]]s of the time. One Jew, however, had supposedly evaded [[arrest]] and became the subject of the caricature. |
'''''Aaron, Son of the Devil''''' is the name given to an [[anti-Semitic]] [[caricature]] of an [[England|English]] [[Jew]] appearing on an [[Essex]] county document dated 1277. The document concerns [[fine (penalty)|fine]]s imposed on some Jews and [[Christian]]s who had pursued a [[Deer|doe]] after it had escaped from [[hound]]s near the city of [[Colchester]], an offense against the [[forest law]]s of the time. One Jew, however, had supposedly evaded [[arrest]] and became the subject of the caricature. |
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The caricature is the earliest dated portrait of a Jew.{{ |
The caricature is the earliest dated portrait of a Jew.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}} He wears the [[medieval]] English [[Jewish badge#Timeline|Jewish badge]] (the two tablets resembling windows) on his upper [[Clothing|garment]]s. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* Joseph Jacobs, ''Jewish Ideals and Other Essays'', Macmillan, 1896 (pp. |
* Joseph Jacobs, ''Jewish Ideals and Other Essays'', Macmillan, 1896 (pp. 229–233) |
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* Walter Rye, ''History of Norfolk'', 1887 (p. |
* Walter Rye, ''History of Norfolk'', 1887 (p. 52) |
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* J. Richard Green, ''Short History of the English People'', 1892, Illustrated edition (i.393) |
* J. Richard Green, ''Short History of the English People'', 1892, Illustrated edition (i.393) |
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*{{JewishEncyclopedia|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=A&artid=28|article=Aaron, Son of the Devil}} |
*{{JewishEncyclopedia|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=A&artid=28|article=Aaron, Son of the Devil}} |
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Revision as of 12:34, 28 March 2014
Aaron, Son of the Devil is the name given to an anti-Semitic caricature of an English Jew appearing on an Essex county document dated 1277. The document concerns fines imposed on some Jews and Christians who had pursued a doe after it had escaped from hounds near the city of Colchester, an offense against the forest laws of the time. One Jew, however, had supposedly evaded arrest and became the subject of the caricature.
The caricature is the earliest dated portrait of a Jew.[citation needed] He wears the medieval English Jewish badge (the two tablets resembling windows) on his upper garments.
References
- Joseph Jacobs, Jewish Ideals and Other Essays, Macmillan, 1896 (pp. 229–233)
- Walter Rye, History of Norfolk, 1887 (p. 52)
- J. Richard Green, Short History of the English People, 1892, Illustrated edition (i.393)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Aaron, Son of the Devil". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.