Der Stuermer (The Attacker), Illustrierter Beobachter (Illustrative Observer), Die Sirene (Siren), 1933-1939
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Brief Description:

All these periodicals are of Nationalist-Socialist ideology. However, Der Stuermer is notoriously known for its vulgar and barbaric antisemitism, while the Illustrative Observer and The Siren are typical Nazi-German publications glorifying the regime and oriented on the support of German military cause.

Der Stürmer (the Attacker) was a weekly tabloid-format Nazi newspaper published by Julius Streicher (a prominent official in the Nazi Party) from 1923 to the end of the Second World War, with brief suspensions in publication due to legal difficulties. It was a significant part of Nazi propaganda and was vehemently antisemitic. Unlike the Völkischer Beobachter (translatable as The People's Observer), the official party paper which gave itself an outwardly serious appearance, Der Stürmer often ran obscene material such as antisemitic caricatures of Jews and accusations of blood libel, plus sexually explicit, anti-Catholic, anti-Communist, anti-capitalist and anti-monarchist propaganda also too.

The newspaper originated at Nuremberg during Hitler's attempt to establish power and control. During the struggle to achieve power, Streicher was accused by the opposition of the Nazi party as being "a liar, a coward, of having unsavory friends, mistreating his wife and of flirting with women". Despite the accusations, the first copy of Der Stürmer was published April 20, 1923. Der Stürmer’s circulation grew over time, distributing to a large percentage of the German population as well as Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

Between August 1941 and September 1944, Streicher authorized articles demanding the annihilation and extermination of the Jewish race. After the war, he was convicted of crimes against humanity and executed.

Illustrierter Beobachter (Illustrated Observer) was an illustrated propaganda magazine published by  the German National Socialist Party. It was published from 1926 to 1945 in Munich, and edited by Hermann Esser.

It began as a monthly publication and its first issue showed members of the Bamberger Nationalist Party of a Jewish Synagogue and denounced Jacob Rosny Rosenstein, a potential Nobel Laureate as a "disgrace to German culture". Special editions denounced England and France for starting the war.

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Record Series Number: RG-85/RG-85
Created by: Der Stuermer, the founder and editorial board and publisher Julius Streicher (1923 -- 1945), Die Sirene (the Siren) (1933 -- 1939), Illustrierter Beobachter (German Nazi Party Publication) (1926-1945)
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Biographical Note for Der Stuermer, the founder and editorial board and publisher Julius Streicher (1923 -- 1945) :

Der Stürmer (pronounced (the Attacker) was a weekly tabloid-format Nazi newspaper published by Julius Streicher (a prominent official in the Nazi Party) from 1923 to the end of the Second World War, with brief suspensions in publication due to legal difficulties. It was a significant part of Nazi propaganda and was vehemently antisemitic. Unlike the Völkischer Beobachter (translatable as The People's Observer), the official party paper which gave itself an outwardly serious appearance, Der Stürmer often ran obscene material such as antisemitic caricatures of Jews and accusations of blood libel, plus sexually explicit, anti-Catholic, anti-Communist, anti-capitalist and anti-monarchist propaganda also too.

The newspaper originated at Nuremberg during Hitler's attempt to establish power and control. During the struggle to achieve power, Streicher was accused by the opposition of the Nazi party as being "a liar, a coward, of having unsavory friends, mistreating his wife and of flirting with women". Despite the accusations, the first copy of Der Stürmer was published April 20, 1923. Der Stürmer’s circulation grew over time, distributing to a large percentage of the German population as well as Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

Between August 1941 and September 1944, Streicher authorized articles demanding the annihilation and extermination of the Jewish race. After the war, he was convicted of crimes against humanity and executed.

Subject Index
"Der Juden sind unser Unglueck!" the motto of Der Stuermer
"German Weekly Newspaper in the Fight for Truth," the motto of Der Stuermer
"The Jews are our misfortune!" the motto of Der Stuermer
Accusation of blood libel, antisemitism
Accusation of blood libel, Der Stuermer
Anschluss of Austria, March 1938
Anschluss of Austria in photo-documents, Illustrierter Beobachter, March 1938
anti-capitalist propaganda, Der Stuermer
Anti-capitalist propaganda, German
Anti-Catholic propaganda
Anti-Catholic propaganda, Der Stuermer
Anti-Jewish caricatures, German
Anti-Jewish caricatures, German, Der Stuermer
Anti-religious campaign in the USSR through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
Anti-Soviet cartoons, 1930s, through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
Anti-Soviet political cartoons, 1930s
Anti-Soviet satire, 1930s
Anti-Soviet satire, 1930s, through the prism of Illustirerter Beobachter
Appeals to exterminate the Jewish race, Nazi Germany
Appeal to exterminate the Jewish race, publications in Der Stuermer
Banning of Der Stuermer by Nazi-German officials
Banning of Der Stuermer by Nazi-German officials, Baldur von Schirach
Banning of Der Stuermer by Nazi-German officials, Herman Goering
Demonstration against child labor in America through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
Der Stuermer (Sturmer, the Attacker), Nati urdently antisemitic and yellow type press periodical
Destruction of religious institutions in the USSR through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
Die Sirene (The Siren), German and international news magazine, Nazi Germany
Documents in German language
Famine in the USSR under the stalinist regime, the fate of children
Famine in the USSR under the stalinist regime, the fate of children, Illustrierter Beobachter
Germany (1933 -- 1939)
Germany (1939--1945)
Heinrich Hoffman, Nazi-German photographer, works in Illustrierter Beobachter
Heinrich Hoffmann, Nazi-German photographer
Herman Esser, editor of Illustrierter Beobachter, Nazi-German periodical
Herman Esser, editor of Volkischer Beobachter, Nazi-German periodical
Illustrative news in Nazi-German periodicals
Illustrative News in Nazi-German periodicals, Die Sirene
Illustrierter Beobachter (the Illustrative Observer), Nazi-German periodical
International news through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
Josef Goebbels, photo-document in Illustrierter Beobachter, 1938
Joseph Goebbels, Nazi-German politician, Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany
Julius Streicher, founder of Der Stuermer, Nazi publisher
Labor conflicts in the world through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
Military history through the prism of Die Sirene
Movements against child labor
Narratives in German language
Nazi-German anti-communist propaganda, Illustrierter Beobachter
Nazi-German anti-Jewish propaganda, Illustrierter Beobachter
Nazi-German political propaganda
Nazi-German political propaganda, Illustrierter Beobachter
Nazi anti-Bolshevik racial and political propaganda
Nazi anti-Bolshevik racial and political propaganda in Illustrierter Beobachter
Nazi antisemitic propaganda
Novelle published in Die Sirene
Nuremberg (Germany)
Periodicals, Nazi
Philipp Rupprecht, antisemitic cartoonist
Philipp Rupprecht, antisemitic cartoonist, Der Stuermer
Political confrontations in the world through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
Portraying Soviet Bolshevik leadership as completely Jewish in Illustrierte Beobachter
Portraying women's movement in America as Jewish bolshevik movemetn in Illustirerter Beobachter
Primitivism, barbarism and vulgarity of Nazi antisemitic publications, 1923 -- 1945, Der Stuermer
Primitivism, barbarism and vulgarity of Nazi antisemitic publications, 1933 -- 1945
Repressions and persecutions in the USSR under the Stalinist regime
Repressions and persecutions in the USSR under the Stalinist regime, Illustrierter Beobachter
Soviet anti-Polish propaganda through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
Stalin's dictatorship in the USSR
Support of Der Stuermer by Nazi-German officials
The Spanish Civil War, 1936 -- 1939
The Spanish Civil War, 1936 -- 1939 through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
The Spanish Civil War, 1936 -- 1939, photo-documents
The Stalin's dictorship in the USSR through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
The theory of world Jewish conspiracy, Nazi conception
The theory of world Jewish conspiracy, Nazi conception, Der Stuermer
The USSR (1922--1939)
Victims of the stalinist regime in the USSR
Victims of the stalinist regime in the USSR through the prism of Illustrierter Beobachter
Women's movement for civil and political rights
Languages of Materials
German [ger]