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Illustration from a German antisemitic children's book titled Trust No Fox in the Green Meadow and No Jew on his Oath (translation from German). The headlines depicted in the image say "Jews are our misfortune" and "How the Jew cheats." Germany, 1936.
Illustration for “The Poisonous Mushroom.” The caption reads, “Just as it is often hard to tell the poisonous mushrooms from good mushrooms, so too it is very difficult to recognize the Jew as a crook and criminal…”
Illustration for “How to recognize a Jew” from The Poisonous Mushroom.” The caption reads, “The Jewish nose is hooked at its tip. It looks like a six…” Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Nazi propaganda often portrayed Jews as engaged in a conspiracy to provoke war. Here, a stereotyped Jew conspires behind the scenes to control the Allied powers, represented by the British, American, and Soviet flags. The caption reads, "Behind the enemy powers: the Jew." Circa 1942.
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933.
Even though German Jews were well integrated into European society, Hitler considered them an “inferior race” and declared them enemies of the state.
He blamed Jews for Germany’s loss in WWI (1914–1918) and Germany’s economic problems during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Many Jews were alarmed by Hitler’s actions and tried to leave Germany.
But many countries limited the number of immigrants they would allow in during the Great Depression.
Anti-Semitism was widespread, even in Canada, which contributed to other countries’ not wanting to take them in.
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