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    Title

  • Der Drahtzieher

    • Other Title(s)

  • The wirepuller

  • Physical Description

    1 poster : color, facsimile ; 94.5 x 124 cm

  • Date

    1924

  • Place of Publication

    München :

  • Notes

    Poster is a reproduction from the book "Anschläge : deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit, 1900-1960 ; 122 Blatt in den Druck- und Papierfarben der Originale," cataloged in the LBI Library under call number r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963.

  • Summary

    Poster shows an image of a large figure (a caricature of a Jew) with a bowler hat, jacket, and a chain with a Star of David. The figure stands in a large crowd of anonymous people, with many wires connecting hands to the people in the crowd. In the background is a factory building and a red sky. A red sign with the text "Voelkischen Block" is pasted on the bottom of the poster.

  • Subject

    Antisemitism, Germany, History, 20th century; Caricatures and cartoons; Jews; Posters, Facimiles

  • Place

    Germany

  • Genre

    Ethnic stereotypes, 1920-1930

  • Medium

    Posters, German, 1920-1930; Posters, Genre

  • Part Of

    Anschläge: Deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit 1900-1960, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

During Hitler's imprisonment in the fortress, after the Beer Hall Putsch, socialist groups gain influence within the National Socialists. The Jewish figure in the poster is depicted as a capitalist exploiter. The German Nationalists bring together "Jewish" and "socialist" in exactly the opposite way. Later, this variant played the main role in Hitler's propaganda.

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Citation

Der Drahtzieher, Leo Baeck Institute, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963 [II.28].