The Striker, Special number 1, May 1934, 12th year 1934 Der Stürmer (Nuremberg, Germany) [Newspaper]

Identifier
irn8207
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.38.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Julius Streicher (Publisher)
  • Stürmer-Verlag (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 1993 by David Goldstein.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Goldstein

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

Issue of Der Sturmer, a viciously anti-Jewish newspaper published by Julius Streicher, an early Nazi Party member, from 1923-1945 in Germany. The newspaper's frequent subtitle 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. 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

Issue of Der Sturmer newspaper v. : ill. ; 43 cm. Weekly Nr. 1 (1923)- Ceased in Feb. 1945. Notes: Subtitle varies. Editor: Julius Streicher.

Subjects

  • Jews--Press coverage--Germany--Periodicals.
  • National socialism--Periodicals.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Germany--Periodicals.
  • Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945--Newspapers.
  • Anti-Jewish propaganda--Germany--Sources.
  • Antisemitism in the press--Germany.
  • Press and propaganda--Germany.

Genre

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