Bolshevism, tool of the Jews Text only poster quoting Hitler on the Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm)
Creator(s)
- Zentralverlag der NSDAP (Distributor)
Archival History
The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
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
Text only poster featuring a quote by Hitler exposing Bolshevism as a tool produced by the Jews to achieve world domination. This small handbill with the quote was published the week of July 20-26, 1941, for the Parole der Woche (Slogan of the Week) series produced by the Nazi Party in Germany from 1936-1943. This propaganda campaign which frequently targeted Jews and the Western Allies issued over a 1000 posters which were distributed and displayed throughout the German Reich. The series was discontinued in 1943 because of paper shortages caused by the prolonged war.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Text only poster printed on light brown paper with a single paragraph of German text in black ink with red inked and typographical accents. Two words, BOLSCHEWISMUS and WELTHERRSCHAFT are printed in red ink and the central phrase VERSUCH DES JUDENTUMS is cut out against bold red streaks. Below the paragraph are 2 black bars with the letter H in the top right. At the bottom is a logo of a Reichsadler atop a shield.
People
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Posters.
Corporate Bodies
- Nationalsozialstische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei
Subjects
- Nazi propaganda--Posters.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945--Posters.
- World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda, German.
- Antisemitism--Germany--Posters.
Genre
- Posters
- Object