Der Giftpilz

””’Der Giftpilz””’ (German for “The Poisonous [[Mushroom]]” or “The Poisonous Toadstool”) is a piece of antisemitic [[Nazi propaganda]] published as a children’s book by [[Julius Streicher]] in 1938.<ref name=”calvin”>”[http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/thumb.htm Der Giftpilz]”</ref> The text is by [[Ernst Hiemer]], with illustrations by [[Philipp Rupprecht]] (also known as ”Fips”); the title alludes to how, just as it is difficult to tell a [[poisonous mushroom]] from an [[edible mushroom]], it is difficult to tell a Jew apart from a Gentile. The book purports to warn German children about the dangers allegedly posed by Jews to them personally, and to German society in general.

””’Der Giftpilz””’ (German for “The Poisonous [[Mushroom]]” or “The Poisonous Toadstool”) is a piece of antisemitic [[Nazi propaganda]] published as a children’s book by [[Julius Streicher]] in 1938.<ref name=”calvin”>”[http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/thumb.htm Der Giftpilz]”</ref> The text is by [[Ernst Hiemer]], with illustrations by [[Philipp Rupprecht]] (also known as ”Fips”); the title alludes to how, just as it is difficult to tell a [[poisonous mushroom]] from an [[edible mushroom]], it is difficult to tell a Jew apart from a Gentile. The book purports to warn German children about the dangers allegedly posed by Jews to them personally, and to German society in general.

After the war, Streicher was convicted of being an accessory for [[crimes against humanity]] in the [[Nuremberg trials]] and executed in 1946. Rupprecht served five years in prison. Hiemer was imprisoned for {{frac|3|1|2}} years and banned from teaching for life.

After the war, Streicher was convicted of being an accessory for [[crimes against humanity]] in the [[Nuremberg trials]] and executed in 1946. Rupprecht served five years in prison. Hiemer was imprisoned for {{frac|3|1|2}} years and banned from teaching for life.

==Antisemitism==

==Antisemitism==