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“Like St Boniface in the good old days”, caricature from Kikeriki of 23 May 1895

“Like St Boniface in the good old days chopped down an oak before the eyes of the horrified heathen Donar. In the same way, Dr Karl Lueger, elected deputy mayor on St Boniface's day, strikes a fatal blow to the tree of Jewish liberalism.” Anti-Semitic caricature showing Karl Lueger chopping down Jewish liberalism. The anti-Semitic word combination “Jewish liberalism” can be read on the trunk of the tree, the branches lying on the ground bear the names of the politicians Richter, Matzenauer and Grübl.

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    "I decide who is a Jew"

    With Karl Lueger's election as Mayor of Vienna in 1897, political anti-Semitism reached its climax and became a social force dominating everyday life.