Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"The Eternal Jew" - Guide and a Personal Invitation to the Exhibition - Munich, 1937

Opening: $400
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Personal invitation and a guide to the exhibition "Der Ewige Jude" (the Eternal Jew), displayed by the Nazi Party Ministry of Propaganda. Munich and Berlin, 1937. German.
1. "Der Ewige Jude, 265 Bilddokumente", a comprehensive booklet with 265 photographs, by Hans Diebow. Munich-Berlin, 1937. The booklet opens with an explanation of what the Nazis marked as the main characteristic of a Jew: the nose; followed by a review of the history of Jews during the middle Ages, European Jews and the modern Jew. The book also describes the "cruelty" of Jews towards animals, the Jewish financial world, and more. 128 pp, 25 cm. Good condition. Slight defects. Tears to spine. Signatures in pencil on title page and on front cover.
2. Invitation to an exhibition, typewritten and signed by hand, for Dr. Ludwig from Cologne. Sent from Munich on November 9, 1937. A personal handwritten note to the receiver appears on the bottom of the invitation. [1] leaf. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains and a horizontal folding mark.
Enclosed: original envelope in which the invitation was sent, with a postal stamp and an ink-stamp: "Der ewige Jude, Grosses politiche Schau. Munchen, Hauptstadt der Bewegung", and a typed note with information about the exhibition in the press.
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade