Hospitality

Front Text - טוב עין הוא יברך כי מלחמתו נתן לדל (משלי כב.) Wer wohlwollenden Augus ist, wird gesegnet, denn er gibt von seinem Brote den Armen. (Sprüche 22.) יתום אתה היית עוזר (תהלים י.) Dem Verwaisten bist du ein Beistand. (Psalmen 10.);Text on the back -Verlag der Agudas Jisroel Jugendgruppe Zürich.;Category - Everyday life;Description - A horizontal format depicting a Jewish family seated at the dinner table while the older daughter opens the door to two poor guests. The head of the family raises his hand to invite them to enter and join them. The scene illustrate the custom of hospitality. Two verses in Hebrew and German are written bellow and reinforce the meaning of the scene: 'Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless' [Psalms 10:14] and 'He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor' [Proverbs 22:9, written in Hebrew with slight change than in Proverbs]. [M. J.]