And behind: THE JEW Poster of a gloating Jewish businessman plotting to promote the war
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 25.625 inches (65.088 cm) | Width: 19.000 inches (48.26 cm)
Creator(s)
- Hamil (Artist)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Gary and Nina Wexler.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gary and Nina Wexler
Scope and Content
Anti-Jewish poster that was displayed in the Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Serbia), from October 22, 1941, to January 19, 1942. It depicts a Jewish businessman engaged in a conspiracy with Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States to provoke war against Germany. The poster was printed in several languages and distributed in the occupied countries to promote the idea that Jews were manipulating the Allied Powers. The exhibit focused on the alleged Jewish-Communist-Masonic conspiracy to achieve world domination with the intent to increase hatred against outsider groups that opposed Nazi Germany. Yugoslavia had been invaded and dismembered by the Axis powers in April 1941. Germany annexed most of Slovenia and placed Serbia under military occupation. The exhibition was organized by the Serbian puppet government in collaboration with the German occupiers.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Offset lithograph poster on paper with linen backing with the image of a sinister looking businessman in a black suit, vest, and a bowler hat, wearing a gold watch chain with a Star of David, peering out from behind a curtain of translucent British, American, and Soviet flags. The title text in French is in black ink within a large yellow brushstroke near the bottom. The artist's name, Hamil, is printed in the left corner of the image. See 2016.184.337 for a Serbian version of this poster.
back, lower right, pencil : 27748 08A 28040 back, right, on sticker, black ink : 107
Subjects
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Posters.
- Jewish businesspeople--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Anti-Jewish propaganda--20th century--Posters--Specimens.
- Antisemitism--France--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
- Jews--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Propaganda--Germany--History--20th century.
- Antisemitism in art.
- World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda--Pictorial works.
- Nazi propaganda--Posters.
Genre
- Object
- Posters