the Toadstool

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The poison mushroom - a striker's book for young and old. Alt is an anti-Semitic children's book written by Ernst Hiemer and published in 1938 by Julius Streicher in the Nuremberg publishing house Der Stürmer . The 64-page book contains texts written in the style of National Socialist propaganda and anti-Semitic drawings by Philipp Rupprecht (under the stage name Fips ).

content

The book is intended to educate children in the spirit of National Socialist propaganda . It begins with an introductory narrative in which a mother tells her son, while picking mushrooms, that there are “poisonous mushrooms” among people. The toadstool among the people is the Jew . This is followed by 15 chapters, each dealing with an “aspect” of Judaism . Each chapter ends with a short poem that summarizes the content of the chapter. For example, it describes how one - in the sense of National Socialist racial doctrine - can recognize a Jew. Furthermore, it is said about the Jewish religion that according to the doctrine of Judaism only the Jews are human beings. The book also contains stories in which Jewish doctors assault German girls or Jewish lawyers and traders cheat Germans. In addition, the thesis is put forward that communism and Judaism are related to one another. The toadstool closes with the assertion that there can be no “decent Jews” and that without the “solution to the Jewish question ” there can be no salvation of humanity. The last chapter of the book deals primarily with the person Julius Streicher .

reception

The children's book was a kind of harbinger of the beginning persecution of the Jews in the Third Reich. It picked up on common prejudices and anti-Semitic resentments based on the racial theory of the time. The book was primarily aimed at young readers and gave them tips on how to recognize a Jew, for example by his smell, which is described in the book as “disgusting” and “sweet”.

The book had a circulation of 60,000. Occasionally it was used as a school book. Highly praised by the party leadership, it is now considered a prime example of anti-Semitic agitation, which is primarily aimed at children and young readers. Nevertheless, due to its striking and implausibly exaggerated anti-Semitism, even parts of the SS and SD did not characterize the book positively but even as "harmful to young people".

In the Nuremberg trial of the major war criminals , the book was used by the prosecution as evidence against Streicher.

Illegal distribution

Shipping giant Amazon is exposed to severe criticism because the Nazi propaganda book “The Poison Mushroom” can be purchased on its website.

Research by Sebastian Heidelberger and Timo Robben revealed that the mail-order company “Der Schelm” sells reprints of inciting media, including “The Poisonous Mushroom” and other Nazi propaganda. The authorities are investigating the mail order business, but so far without success (as of February 2020). According to research by "STRG_F", the previously convicted ex-NPD man Adrian Preißinger is behind the shipping company .

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Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Heinz Schreckenberg: Education, living environment and war deployment of the German youth under Hitler: A critical overview . LIT Verlag, Münster 2001, ISBN 3-8258-4433-1 , p. 44 .
  3. ↑ Gerhard Paul : "Until then he had no idea about Jewish affairs." Herbert Hagen, the SD officer from Neumünster. Akens.org, accessed February 22, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Thirty-first day. Thursday, January 10, 1946, afternoon session on zeno.org ; Retrieved December 26, 2017, 0:51 am
  5. ↑ Michael Thaidigsmann: Nazischmöker at Amazon. February 21, 2020, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  6. ^ Central Council of Jews in Germany Kdö.R: Criminal offenses, children's book, Halal fair. February 20, 2020, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Sebastian Heidelberger, Timo Robben: Online shops for Nazis: We are looking for providers. STRG_F, accessed February 5, 2020 .
  8. ^ WDR: "Online Shops for Nazis" - Right literature free home. February 21, 2020, accessed February 22, 2020 .
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