Judge — February 8, 1896 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *Judge* contains three separate stereotypical Jewish caricatures, all playing on offensive tropes about Jewish people and money: 1. **"Ikey Ikestein"** — depicts a Jewish boy skating, likely mocking Jewish children's activities or names. 2. **"Mr. Moses"** — shows a man buying a piano because the "foot-pedal caught his eye," suggesting Jewish people are obsessed with material goods or easily distracted by shiny objects. 3. **"Mrs. Levi"** — references training her "vines on" (unclear reference, possibly "sons"), implying Jewish mothers' stereotypical overprotectiveness or materialism. The heading "**JUDGE'S FUN WITH THE $ MARK**" explicitly frames these as jokes about Jewish association with money. This reflects *Judge* magazine's frequent use of crude Jewish stereotypes common to late 19th/early 20th-century American satire—caricatures now recognized as antisemitic propaganda.