Still images from ‘Der Ewige Jude’ (1940)

At the height of the German Blitzkrieg, the part of the Second World War that ended in the dramatic surrender of most West European countries, the Nazi’s readied their propaganda machine by releasing their anti-semitic movie ‘Der Ewige Jude’ (The Eternal Jew).

The release was perfectly timed: the German war machine appeared invincible and as Hitler already prophesized in earlier speeches, something was going to be done about the ‘problem’.

Which brings me over at the Holocaust History Project website, which hosts the extensive analysises of the movie by Stig Hornshoj-Moller. Also with study material how to deal with propaganda in modern media and (naturally) still images from the movie. Only check that last link if you’re sure that you can see through propaganda.

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