Jewish Snakes Antisemitic Postcard

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.440

Object Name

Postcard, Picture

Date

6-28-1940

Files

Content Warning

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Description

Blank postcard with an illustration of shirtless German men pulling a plow over snakes with the Star of David on their heads.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Antisemitic German postcard from 1940, depicting German soldiers killing snakes in a field. The heads of the snakes have Stars of David.

Dimensions

4 1/8 x 5 7/8"

Keywords

Snakes, Germany, Star of David, Malmedy

Subcollection

Early, Propaganda

Recommended Citation

"Jewish Snakes Antisemitic Postcard" (1940). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.440.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1147