The Eternal Jew Der ewige Jude [Book]
Creator(s)
- Hans Diebow (Author)
- Zentralverlag der NSDAP (Distributor)
Archival History
The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Werner Katzenstein.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Werner Katzenstein
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Antisemitic propaganda book, Der ewige Jew [The Eternal Jew] created as promotional material for a Nazi regime sponsored exhibition of the same title in November 1937 in Munich, Germany. A postcard canceled December 18, 1937, has the exhibition information.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Soft cover ; 128 p. , ill. , ports. ; 26 cm. The front cover has a caricature of a Jew in a black robe with a long beard and one outstretched hand holding gold coins, and a whip in the other. There is a small inset map of the Soviet Union with red sickle and hammer. A postcard, canceled December 18, 1937, has the exhibition information: GROSSE POLITISCHE SCHAU IM BIBLIOTHEKSBAU DES DEUTSCHEN MUSEUMS ZU MÜNCHEN . AB 8. NOVEMBER 1937.TÄGLICH GEÖFFNET VON 10.21 UHR [Great political exhibition in the German Museum Library in Munich. From November 8, 1937, open daily]
People
- Diebow, Hans, 1896-1975.
Subjects
- Jews--Caricatures and cartoons--Specimens.
- Antisemitism--Germany--20th century--Pictorial works.
- Jews--Persecution--Germany.
- Nazi propaganda--Germany--Specimens.
- Wandering Jew.
- Anti-Jewish propaganda--Germany--Pictorial works.
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Object