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The Holocaust
Table of Contents
• Antisemitism
• The Nuremberg Laws
• The “Final Solution”
• The Ghettos
• Death Camps
AntisemitismHistoric:• Religious—Jews blamed for death of Jesus; stereotype of
the “wandering Jew”• Economic—Jews accused of economic exploitation• Social—Jews viewed as outsiders, suffering expulsions,
discriminatory laws, confinement to ghettos
Modern:• Protocols of the Elders of Zion—purports a worldwide
Jewish conspiracy• Political—Jews accused of spreading Marxism• Racial—Nazi racial ideology promoted the idea that
Jews are a separate race “polluting” the German Volk
Nazi Antisemitic Propaganda• Demonized Jews• Perpetuated stereotypes• Reinforced Nazi racial ideology• Encouraged viewing Jews as “alien”• Engendered fear and paranoia
AntisemiticPropaganda
“The Eternal Jew”
• What type of source might this be?
• What do you think the title of the poster means?
• What antisemitic belief does this part of the image reinforce?
• What is in the man’s right hand?
• What might it symbolize?
• What is the man holding in his other hand?
• What does the man hold under his arm?
• What is the symbol?
• Why is the symbol placed there?
Describe the man’s clothing, facial features, and posture.
• How do all these serve Nazi purposes?
• Why is he shown with his eyes closed?
Consider all the highlighted parts of the poster.• What message is conveyed
by the poster as a whole?• Is there any significance in
the colors that are used in the poster?
• How does referring to Jews in this way reinforce Nazi stereotypes?
• How does this characterization of Jews support Nazi goals?