It's Them or Us: Killing the Jews in Nazi Propaganda1 - Bytwerk
It's Them or Us: Killing the Jews in Nazi Propaganda1 - Bytwerk
It's Them or Us: Killing the Jews in Nazi Propaganda1 - Bytwerk
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
<strong>Nazi</strong> Symbolic Violence 21<br />
“Noth<strong>in</strong>g is hidden from <strong>the</strong> spotlight of <strong>the</strong> w<strong>or</strong>ld press” (1934)<br />
I have found no images of violence aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>Jews</strong> dur<strong>in</strong>g and after <strong>the</strong><br />
November 1938 Kristallnacht. Although it was <strong>the</strong> most violent ant-‐Semitic episode<br />
pri<strong>or</strong> to <strong>the</strong> war, <strong>Nazi</strong> press coverage emphasized <strong>the</strong> alleged cause (popular<br />
outrage at <strong>the</strong> kill<strong>in</strong>g of a German diplomatic <strong>in</strong> Paris by a Jew) and suggested that<br />
German violence was a justified and moderate response by <strong>the</strong> German public. Pr<strong>in</strong>t<br />
coverage stated that <strong>the</strong> <strong>Jews</strong> were responsible f<strong>or</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir fate. A Stürmer cover soon<br />
after depicted <strong>the</strong> pistol-‐wield<strong>in</strong>g assass<strong>in</strong> about his w<strong>or</strong>k. Although <strong>the</strong><br />
accompany<strong>in</strong>g article stated: “It was unavoidable that a few w<strong>in</strong>dows