1. Eternal Jew The poster for the 'Eternal Jew' exhibition, 1937 ©
* There is some debate what is in his hand...some have said land, others have said a heart (look at the shape)...in other words taking the heart out of good loyal Germans.
The poster for the 'Eternal Jew' exhibition, 1937 ©

2. Eternal Jew The poster for the 'Eternal Jew' exhibition, 1937 ©
There is a hammer and sickle on a map of the western part of the USSR – suggests a link between Jews and Communism *
He is hunched over – suggests Jews are not normal (demonic in appearance – “spawn of the devil; killers of Christ)
He is holding a whip. He is a ‘slave-driver’
The hand is begging for money – Jews were accused of greed (money lenders w/ extortionist interest rates)
The print type is somewhat hieroglyphic, occult, and satanic-looking (Hebraic form of German – implying Jewish control of Germany)
* There is some debate what is in his hand...some have said land, others have said a heart (look at the shape)...in other words taking the heart out of good loyal Germans.
The poster for the 'Eternal Jew' exhibition, 1937 ©

3. Slide #3
“The seed of peace, not dragon's teeth” cartoon of Hitler, from the magazine Kladderadatsch, 22 March 1936 ©

4. The archangel Gabriel – announcing a new order?
The seed of peace not dragon’s teeth
The imagery is quite deliberate. It is based on a parable in the Bible in which a man sows seeds. Suggests a link between Hitler and God
There is an angel. This suggests that German greatness is a positive thing and not a threat
Hitler is walking on a map of Europe, eastward
Hitler = Jesus
“The seed of peace, not dragon's teeth” cartoon of Hitler, from the magazine Kladderadatsch, 22 March 1936 ©
The archangel Gabriel – announcing a new order?

5. Slide #4
German Students Fight for Hitler and Nation

6. The Nazi flag is prominently displayed.
A sense of power is conveyed.
Blonde hair, athletic, fit, strong, good looking
This young man is blonde haired and well-dressed.
This is a typical Nazi view of young men
The word, “Kampft”- struggle or fight.
The word “VOLK” (folk) (people) is used.
All students were forced to join the Hitler Youth – Boy Scouts declared a Jewish plot.
German Students Fight for Hitler and Nation

7. after 1936
This poster makes a direct Christ comparison. Just as a dove descended on Christ when he was baptized by John the Baptist, so what looks to be an eagle hovers against the light of heaven over an idealized Hitler. The text: "Long live Germany!."
Sun = halo
A strong, numerous, and united Germany –
power granted from God.
Oak leaf border = symbol of strength and longevity in Nazi iconography

8. "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it people will
eventually come to believe it."
-- Joseph Goebbels Nazi Propaganda Minister

10. Two propaganda versions of Adolf Hitler show the German dictator from opposite viewpoints. A pro-Hitler poster, left, portrays him as a heroic warrior crowned with a halo of light. An anti-Hitler cartoon, right, pictures him as a ridiculous, loudmouthed tyrant. (U.S. Army Center of Military History; National Archives, Collection U.S. Office of War Information)