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FIGURE 28
FIGURE 29
STATUTE OF KALISZ 7 79

NUMBER 15. NUMBER 16.
On the left side, in the Latin text, the artist The figure features a symbolic drawing of
painted a portrait of a praying Jewish woman the Torah in the Latin text, supported by two
– probably at a time of lighting candles on a lions (a popular decorative motif in Jewish
Sabbath night. The model was his beautiful art). The French text shows a crowned eagle
wife, Julia, née Likerman. This way, the artist holding scales and a sword (symbols of
illustrates the Statute of Kalisz article judiciary power: justice and order but also
referring to the respect towards the principles punishment). Jews have the same right for
of Judaism. justice and for their wrong-doers to be
punished as Christians.
Article 28. No one is to force a Jew to
payment of pledges on his holiday. From the collection of the Józef Piłsudski
Library (WiMBP) in Łódź.
From the collection of the Józef Piłsudski
Library (WiMBP) in Łódź.