It shows in word, picture and sound exactly what it was, that adolf hitler and joseph goebbels wanted the german public to associate with the word jew. One of the most notorious and antisemitic nazi era propaganda films. Billed as a degenerateart exhibition, it was the largest prewar antisemitic exhibit thus far produced by the nazis. The myth of the eternal jew provides a platform for the makers of the 1940s propaganda film to deliver their antisemitic message. The classic third reich film the eternal jew is available on youtube. An antisemitic propaganda film produced in 1940s nazi germany which explores jewish practices as viewed through the eyes of wartime germany, presenting them as evil, corrupt and intent on world domination. This is my first time researching the actual propaganda used for the mass manipulation translated into english so i can. Propaganda poster for the film the eternal jew, 1940 cpm4mg from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Nazi propaganda and the eternal jew imaging genocide. It was all part of the continuing process of desensitising the general population of germany to the growing persecution of the jews. Fritz hippler, the president of the reich film chamber, directed this film with input from german minister of propaganda joseph goebbels.
The movie was one of a small number of feature films of the era intended specifically to stir up antisemitic emotions, in particular among german soldiers about to head off to the front and among citizens of lands newly occupied by the. The eternal jew is an antisemitic 1 german nazi propaganda film 2, presented as a documentary. These are eight of the 265 photographs in a book called the eternal jew, published by the nazi partys publishing house in 1937. The photos chosen generally make jews look as unpleasant as possible. Poster for the eternal jew directed by fritz hippler. Holocaust dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives.
It was produced at the insistence of joseph goebbels and depicts the jews of poland as corrupt, filthy, lazy, ugly, and perverse. Drunk man wakes up and smashes bus windows with a shovel. The climax and resolution of the film is hitlers 1939 announcement that. This is where the nazis first organized the extermination of european jews. Berlin houses the largest jewish population in germany. What is the meaning of the german propaganda poster the. The eternal jew a 1940 german film wikipedia describes the 1940 the eternal jew film as nazi propaganda. War is not genocide though the allies and jews committed millions of genocide in the war against the germans. The capital city documented close to a thousand incidents of verbal and physical attacks against the jews. The exhibition then moved to vienna from august thru october 1938 and then from november 1938. The nazi propaganda film the eternal jew, purporting to be a documentary, was given its public premiere on 28th november 1940. Signup for our mailing list and get a free ebook which analyses the jewish holocaust claims of ww2. We see the unforgivable images of dirty jews, hear of all the damage the jews cause to german society, and learn about the swindling nature of the jews. Later the film would be distributed in the occupied countries.
The eternal jew is just as true now as it was back when the film was made during wwii. It may not last long there, so if you are interested in watching i would encourage you to do so soon. Nazi propaganda and the eternal jew imagingenocide. Street scenes are shown prejudicially, along with clips from jewish cinema of the day and photos of jewish celebrities, while the narrator explains the jewish problem. A subreddit for propaganda collectors, enthusiasts, or anyone fascinated by propaganda as an insight into history, sociology, perspective, and. A pseudodocumentary, it included scenes of jews shot in the warsaw and lodz ghettos by propaganda company crews attached to the german military. The book consists entirely of photographs with brief captions. At the insistence of nazi germany s minister of propaganda, joseph goebbels, the film was directed by fritz hippler with a screenplay credited to eberhard taubert and narrated by. The german ernst zundel went to jail for printing this small book in canada. And it is even more important to watch it now, as the film reveals the shocking truth behind the jewish race. Scene from the nazi propaganda film the eternal jew directed by fritz hippler, germany 1940, in which, using the example of. The eternal jew 1940 film, germany embed for hosted blogs and item tags.
The eternal jew classic third reich film, watch it here. National socialist germany s rare documentary on the jews. The eternal jew is the first film that not only gives a full picture of jewry, but provides a broad treatment of the life and effects of this parasitic race using genuine material taken from real life. Jud suess jew suess, germany, 1940 is the most successful antisemitic feature film ever made, a product of opportunism, brilliant acting, and the hateful agenda of joseph goebbels, nazi propaganda minister. Tell students that this is a poster representing a museum exhibit in germany in 1937 and 1938 that was titled the eternal jew. Propaganda poster for the film the eternal jew, 1940. In november 1937 the eternal jew exhibition opened in munich, and ran until 31 january 1938, claiming to show the typical outward features of jews and to demonstrate their allegedly middle. The eternal jew 1940 is an antisemitic german nazi propaganda film, presented as a documentary. It comprises 265 photographs each with a short caption denigrating jewish people. This semester, the german film series will screen films in conjunction with llea 342 german fascism and propaganda. Jud suss, most virtuoso of antisemitic films, premiers. Released in 1940, the eternal jew is an antisemitic nazi propaganda film. The jews of poland invaded by germany in 1939 are depicted as filthy, evil, corrupt, and intent on world domination. It also shows why healthy peoples in every age have responded to the jews with disgust and loathing, often enough expressing their feelings though deeds.
As part of its heightened wartime attack on jews, the ministry of propaganda turned to motion pictures as a medium for antisemitic messages. The eternal jew is a 1940 antisemitic nazi propaganda film, presented as a documentary. The eternal jew 1940 film directed by fritz hippler. And i cannot help but also know that wikipedia is either jew owned or jew manipulated. At the insistence of nazi germany s minister of propaganda, joseph goebbels, the film was directed by fritz hippler. The eternal jew, ein filmbeitrag zum problem des weltjudentums. Offering tens of thousands of items to choose from. I have to do this for my history homework, so please help. The eternal jew exhibition first opened in the library of the german museum in munich on november 8, 1937, and ended on january 31, 1938. The exhibit featured photographs pointing out the typically jewish features of political figures, such as leon.