A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words

The picture before me is a simple one. On first sight you just see a man, he stands out as the background behind him is bright yellow. A huge contrast to his black and grey. His skin is a dull white and he has a straggling beard. He is reaching his right hand, which is clutching some money, toward us. There are some orange German words at the bottom of the propaganda, they are emphasized by the man's black travelers cloak. He is carrying a stone tablet, shaped like part of Russia, with the communist sign engraved on it, and also a walking stick.

The propaganda is called Der Ewide Jude, or in English The Eternal/Wandering Jew, is indeed a movie poster. The creator of the movie poster is David Pinsk, and it was made in 1937. This movie was directed by Fritz Hippler, a man working under Joseph Goebbels.The movie was intended for a teenager-and-older audience as it has some violence. German viewers, of course.

The message this propaganda is expressing goes a long the lines of anti-semitism. The term 'wandering', which is in the title, suggests that Jews are not welcome anywhere, they do not belong. The traveler's cloak enhances this meaning. The man's unkempt appearance suggests uncleanliness, lack of hygiene and again, that he is a traveler. The way he reaches his right hand forward implies that he is taunting the audience with how much money he has, and possibly asking for more. In his left hand he is holding a cracked stone tablet with the communist sign engraved on it. This suggests that he supports the communist party and also marks Jews and Communists as a common enemy. Since the stone tablet is shaped like a part of Russia, it also associates Jews with one of Germany's greatest enemies. Looking at The picture before me is a simple one. On first sight you just see a man, he stands out as the background behind him is bright yellow. A huge contrast to his black and grey. His skin is a dull white and he has a straggling beard. He is reaching his right hand toward us. There are some orange German words at the bottom of the propaganda, they are emphasized by the man's black travelers cloak. He is carrying a stone tablet, shaped like part of Russia, with the communist sign engraved on it, and also a walking stick. The propaganda is called Der Ewide Jude, or in English The Eternal/Wandering Jew, is indeed a movie poster. The creator of the movie poster is David Pinsk, and it was made in 1937. This movie was directed by Fritz Hippler, a man working under Joseph Goebbels.The movie was intended for a teenager-and-older audience as it has some violence. German viewers, of course. The message this propaganda is expressing goes a long the lines of anti-semitism. The term 'wandering', which is in the title, suggests that Jews are not welcome anywhere, they do not belong. The traveler's cloak enhances this meaning. The man's unkempt appearance suggests uncleanliness, lack of hygiene and again, that he is a traveler. The way he reaches his right hand forward implies that he is asking for help, his pleading face adds to that factor. In his left hand he is holding a cracked stone tablet with the communist sign engraved on it. This suggests that he supports the communist party and also marks Jews and Communists as a common enemy. Since the stone tablet is shaped like a part of Russia, it also associates Jews with one of Germany's greatest enemies. Looking at this, people would think that Jews have no place in their Germany, that they depend on the Aryans for help and that they are unhygienic beasts. This propaganda is centered around the fact that Jews don't belong in Germany, or anywhere, really. This, of course, is untrue. Jews have been Germany for a such a long time, this makes it seem like they don't have a home. His walking stick suggests that he is not fully able and there is no place for disabled people in the 'New Germany'. Again, yet another lie. The picture expresses a very negative message as, in its simplest form, says that Jews don't belong, are unhygienic, supporters of communism and depend on the true Germans. People would think that Jews have no place in their Germany, that they depend on the Aryans for help and that they are unhygienic beasts.

Der Ewide Jude