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NAZI ANTI-SEMITIC IDEOLOGY AND PROPAGANDA

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Key vocabulary: ideology:

subjugate:

Nazi Ideology - Excerpts from Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf

Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty creator: by

defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord.

With satanic joy in his face, the black-haired Jewish youth lurks in wait for the unsuspecting girl

whom he defiles with his blood, thus stealing her from her people. With every means he tries to

destroy the racial foundations of the people he has set out to subjugate.

For a racially pure people which is conscious of its blood can never be enslaved by the Jew. In this

world he will forever be master over bastards and bastards alone. And so he tries systematically to

lower the racial level by a continuous poisoning of individuals.

CEL: How does Hitler depict Jews as a threat to humanity?

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What reason does Hitler provide for his anti-Semitism?

How does Hitler characterize romantic relationships between Jews and non-Jews?

What does Hitler mean by “lower the racial level”? Why do Jews seek to “lower the racial level?” according to Hitler?

Testimony

What were some of the visual images that Esther Clifford talks about seeing in newspapers on her way to school? What effect did seeing such things have on her? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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What is propaganda? How does it work?

Ideology is a system of ideas. Propaganda is a ____________ or _____________ used to spread a system of ideas. Propaganda usually conforms to the following methods:

__________________ the same information over and over

Often _______________ and ________________ the truth

Appeals to people’s ___________________

Gives that illusion that most people ______________ with the message

Uses accessible media (e.g. _________________________________________________)

Examples of Propaganda

Discussion Questions

1. What statement is this illustration making?

2. How is the example attempting to further isolate Jews

from the rest of the population?

3. Which of the propaganda methods (listed above)

apply to this illustration?

4. How does this image depict the ideas expressed in

Nazi ideology, particularly in Hitler’s Mein Kampf?

Discussion Questions

1. What statement is this illustration making?

2. How is the example attempting to further isolate Jews

from the rest of the population?

3. Which of the propaganda methods (listed above)

apply to this illustration?

4. How does this image depict the ideas expressed in

Nazi ideology, particularly in Hitler’s

Taken from the children’s book, Mushroom, the caption reads: “The Jewish nose is wide at the end and looks like the number six…”

This is a cover of a book entitled MushroomWhat comparisons are being made?

Respond and Reflect1. Do you recognize propaganda in your own life and society? Do you feel that you are influenced by it? If

so, how? If not, how do you protect yourself from its influence? 2. Think about the dangers of stereotyping. Why are stereotypes so easy to believe and perpetuate? How can

you combat stereotypes in your daily life? What would be the value of doing so? 3. Create a CEL paragraph responding to today’s essential question.

Taken from the children’s book, Mushroom, the caption reads: “The Jewish nose is wide at the end and looks like the number six…”