Nazi Propaganda Illustrations

Page from Julius Streicher's antisemitic newspaper, "Der Stürmer," in which an illustration from a medieval book depicting ritual murder, a medieval antisemitic myth, is reproduced. This page was submitted as evidence at the Nuremberg trials. Credit line: National Archives, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives. Date: May 1939

Introduced as evidence at the Nuremberg trials to show how Germany was turned to Jew hating, this page from Julius Streicher's newspaper, "Der Stürmer," depicts German womanhood about to be destroyed by a snake marked with Jewish stars. Naked women were much used in Streicher's paper for stirring up interest in his racist propaganda. Credit line: National Archives, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives. Date: Jun 1939

An antisemitic photomontage entitled, "The Scourge of God, Polish Jews," that was used as a title page for a brochure issued by Der Stürmer. This image was presented as evidence at the Nuremberg trials. Credit line: National Archives, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives. Date: 1939

Antisemitic cartoon by Seppla (Josef Plank)--An octopus with a Star of David over its head has its tentacles encompassing a globe. Credit line: Library of Congress, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives. Date: Circa 1938

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