The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- Book - A Gentle Cynic
The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- Book - A Gentle Cynic
The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- Book - A Gentle Cynic
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BOOK ONE — INTRODUCTION<br />
<strong>The</strong> book was received by <strong>the</strong> British Museum — England’s greatest library, on August<br />
10, 1906. It was purchased through regular trade channels, and <strong>the</strong>re was nothing extraordinary<br />
about <strong>the</strong> manner i which it reached <strong>the</strong> Museum.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong> are alleged to have originated from <strong>the</strong> secret operations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ancient<br />
Jewish Kahal, and <strong>the</strong> rebirth <strong>of</strong> Jewish nationalism, involving <strong>the</strong> building <strong>of</strong> <strong>Zion</strong>ism and<br />
Communism, and also<br />
This is not <strong>the</strong> first <strong>of</strong> any such <strong>Protocols</strong>, or instructions, for <strong>the</strong> Jews. In 1492, Chemor,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Chief Rabbi <strong>of</strong> Spain wrote to <strong>the</strong> Grand Sanhedrin, <strong>the</strong>n located in Constantinople (today<br />
that city is called Istanbul) for advice on how to handle certain problems he had. <strong>The</strong> response<br />
received indicates <strong>The</strong> Sanhedrin was even <strong>the</strong>n holding sway over <strong>the</strong> Jewish people. Napoleon<br />
called <strong>the</strong> Jews to assemble <strong>The</strong> Sanhedrin to solidify his power. 22/ However, some Jews insist<br />
that <strong>The</strong> Sanhedrin does not exist. 23/<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong> addressed in this book had apparently originated at a “world-wide”<br />
(actually, European-wide) meeting <strong>of</strong> a small number <strong>of</strong> influential Jews at <strong>the</strong> first <strong>Zion</strong>ist<br />
Congress, held at Basil, Switzerland, in 1897. This event, followed annually by o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Zion</strong>ist<br />
Congresses, is generally considered as <strong>the</strong> pivot point on which <strong>the</strong> rebirth <strong>of</strong> Jewish nationalism<br />
turned. 24/<br />
<strong>The</strong> first translation from <strong>the</strong> Russian language into <strong>the</strong> English language was published<br />
in 1920, by Eyre & Spottiswood, <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial printers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> British government. Victor E.<br />
Marsden made ano<strong>the</strong>r translation at about <strong>the</strong> same time, who had previously.<br />
Mr. Henry Ford. Sr., <strong>the</strong> founder <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> automobile production line and <strong>the</strong>reafter <strong>The</strong><br />
Ford Motor Company, discussed <strong>The</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong> in an interview published in <strong>The</strong> New York<br />
World, 25/ February 17th, 1921, wherein he put <strong>the</strong> case for <strong>the</strong> Nilus publication <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong><br />
tersely and convincingly, saying:<br />
<strong>The</strong> only statement I care to make about <strong>The</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong> is that <strong>the</strong>y tie in with<br />
what is going on. <strong>The</strong>y are sixteen years old, and <strong>the</strong>y have fitted <strong>the</strong> world<br />
situation up to this time. <strong>The</strong>y fit now. 26/<br />
22<br />
NAPOLEON AND THE SANHEDRIN. See, Encyclopedia Judaica, Vol. 6, p. 581-83 (1971<br />
ed.); <strong>The</strong> New Jewish Encyclopedia, p. 127-28 (1962 ed); Sachar, Course <strong>of</strong> Modern Jewish<br />
History, chp. V., “Rise <strong>of</strong> <strong>Zion</strong>ism,” p. 271-272.<br />
23 THE SANHEDRIN, “ABOLISHED.” “Around 425 C.E....[t]he Sanhedrin came to an end.”<br />
Chaim Potok, Wanderings: History <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jews, <strong>Book</strong> Two, “Through Classical Paganism,”<br />
“Palestine: Rabbis from Yavneh,” p. 232.<br />
24 THE PIVOT POINT OF ZIONISM. [cites needed].<br />
25 THE NEW YORK WORLD. See, <strong>The</strong> New York World (Owner: J. Pulitzer), February 17th,<br />
1921, p. .<br />
26 . THEY FIT NOW. For what “fits,” see <strong>The</strong> International Jew: <strong>The</strong> world’s Foremost<br />
Problem, and <strong>the</strong> in <strong>the</strong> 4 volume set, published by <strong>The</strong> Dearborn Publishing Co., Dearborn,<br />
Michigan, 1920-1922; reprinted by Liberty Bell Publ., P.O. Box 21, Reedy, West Virginia<br />
25270.<br />
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