The Striker, Number 1, May 1934, 12th year 1934 Der Stürmer (Nuremberg, Germany) [Newspaper]
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 16.750 inches (42.545 cm) | Width: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm)
Creator(s)
- Stürmer-Verlag (Publisher)
- Julius Streicher (Publisher)
Biographical History
Julius Streicher was the founder of "Der Stürmer" and Gauleiter of Franconia. He was sentenced to death at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. [Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Vol. 3-4. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, 1995, pp. 1788.]
Archival History
The newspaper was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Evelyn and Edward Halpert.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Evelyn Janover Halpert from the Estate of Mrs. Cyrus J. Janover
Scope and Content
Issue of Der Stürmer, a viciously anti-Jewish newspaper published by Julius Streicher, an early Nazi Party member, from 1923-1945 in Germany. The newspaper's slogan was "Die Juden sind unser Unglück!" [The Jews are our misfortune]. The paper thrived on scandal, and preferred sensational stories of Jews committing disgusting, evil acts. It was also infamous for its antisemitic cartoons and staff cartoonist Fips. Streicher was arrested by the US Army in May 1945. He was tried by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, convicted, and executed per the ruling that his repeated articles calling for the annihilation of the Jewish race were a direct incitement to murder and a crime against humanity.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Number 1; headline "Juedischer Mordplan..."
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Object
- Newspapers.