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301. Tools of Antisemitic Propaganda: Exhibitions
The Nazi regime bombarded Germans with antisemitic propaganda. In 1937, Joseph Goebbels opened the Eternal (Wandering) Jew exhibition in Munich. The show depicted “the Jew” as a foreign, destructive force in Germany.
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302. For the Future: Indoctrinating Youth
From the 1920s on, the Nazi Party tried to reach German youth and educators. It created groups for young people, students, and teachers.
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303. Toys and Games as Propaganda Tools
Board games produced by private German companies often reinforced the regime’s policies and goals.
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304. Deceiving the Public: Nazi Concentration Camps
Soon after coming to power in 1933, Nazis rounded up those they deemed to be “enemies of the Nazi state,” mainly political opponents. They sent those enemies to hastily organized concentration camps such as Dachau. To hide the brutality that went on there, local and national German newspapers printed deceptive articles about the camps.
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305. Deceiving the Public: The Invasion of Poland
Nazi propaganda stories alleged Polish aggression against Germany. Those stories disguised Hitler’s plan to attack Poland.
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306. The Spread of Propaganda Through Radio
After January 1933, Nazi Germany made great efforts to expand broadcasting platforms. Popular interest in radio was high. Goebbels’s propaganda ministry subsidized the production of the Volksempfänger (People’s Receiver).
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307. The “Jewish Enemy”: Wartime Antisemitic Propaganda
Demonizing the enemy is an effective technique for wartime propaganda. Hitler recognized this technique during World War I. Although most wartime propaganda demonized the political and military leaders of enemy countries, the Nazis went further. They considered all Jews—men, women, and even children—to be a deadly threat to the German people.
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308. “Behind Enemy Powers: The Jew”
During World War II, Nazi propagandists purposefully linked the Jews with Germany’s military foes. They created a myth of evil, string-pulling Jews manipulating the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.
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309. Showcasing Hate: Antisemitic Films in Europe
The Nazi Ministry of Propaganda increased its attacks on Jews during wartime by turning to motion pictures. One of the films was Der ewige Jude (the Eternal or Wandering Jew), directed by the head of the propaganda ministry’s film division. It was billed as a documentary on world Jewry aimed at unmasking the alleged harmful influence of the “parasitic” Jewish race on German society.
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310. Defying Nazi Censorship
German officials believed that enemy propaganda in World War I had paved the way for defeat. On September 1, 1939, the day German troops invaded Poland, the Nazi state instituted a new law prohibiting Germans from listening to foreign broadcasts.
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311. Stigmatizing the Enemy: Jewish Badges
The Nazis aimed to stigmatize Jews as being alien and foreign. In 1939, German officials ordered all Jews in occupied Poland to wear special armbands, or Stars of David.
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312. Propaganda Technique: Public Meetings and Rallies
Nazi propagandists emphasized the importance of the spoken word to win over audiences. In the 1920s, Hitler earned a reputation as a spell-binding orator.
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313. Oral History: Walter Tick
Walter Tick describes the attacks on his family’s business during what came to be known as Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass.”
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314. Screams and Shattered Glass
Locals raid a Jewish-owned store during the anti-Jewish violence of November 1938.
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315. Revloutionizing Election Campaigning: Hitler over Germany
The Nazi Party continually found new ways to advertise their messages. Hitler’s 1932 political campaign electrified German audiences. The Nazi Party chartered planes to fly Hitler from city to city, something unheard of at the time. Use of planes enabled him to speak at almost 200 rallies and to reach more than ten million spectators.
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316. In Plain Sight
One October morning in 1940, Nazi authorities in the small German town of Lörrach notified local Jewish people that they had two hours to pack.
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317. Selling Stolen Goods
After the deportations in Lörrach, ads appeared in local newspapers promoting an auction of Jewish property.
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318. Advertising the Pillage
Many reading the newspaper in Lörrach on November 22, 1940, would likely have seen this announcement for an auction of goods at 29 School Street.
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319. Oral History: Manfred Wildmann
Manfred Wildmann describes how only one neighbor amongst a crowd reached out to his family as they were deported from their hometown.
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320. Sketches from Childhood
While imprisoned in the Gurs camp, Manfred passed time making drawings.
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321. Film: Massacre on the Beach
A German sailor captured this footage showing crowds of other sailors and Latvians watching as a German killing squad shoots people into mass graves.
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322. Celebrating the Invasion
Some Latvians saw Germany’s invasion of their country as a liberation from an enemy: the Soviet Union.
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323. Oral History: Regina Prudnikova
Regina describes some Lithuanians’ prejudices toward their Jewish neighbors.
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324. Benefiting from Bloodshed
Some Latvian civilians helped German authorities round up and kill Jews; others looted and sold their furniture, clothing, and other possessions.
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325. Sorting Looted Goods
Before the German invasion of 1941, much of Lithuania’s population made a living on small farms or working in trades.