Lot 250
Anti-Semitic Poster – Special Issue of "Der Stürmer" about the Jews of Austria – July 1938
Stürmer Sondernummer "Der Jude in Oesterreich". Poster, in especially large format. Nuremberg: Hans Lotter, [July 1938]. German.
Poster printed by the editorial board of the weekly "Der Stürmer", encouraging Austrian citizens to purchase the issue dealing with the Jews of Austria, and distribute it in every home and office: "For decades Austria has been a citadel for Jews. The citizens of Austria were forced to endure horrifying poverty, difficulty and exploitation… the special issue of 'Der Stürmer' tells of the history of the Jews in Austria, how they arrived in it, how they robbed, how they tortured the people… awful conspiracies, huge economic crimes… bring [the issue] in masses to the people, distribute it everywhere… to offices, places of business…".
The poster was printed four months after the Anschluss - the annexation of Austria to Germany, which occurred in March 1938. 178X82 cm. Good condition. Consists of two attached sheets. Folding marks and pasted tears. Framed (unexamined out of frame).
