The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem

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The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem

Entry/Object ID

4312A

Description

Reprint of a series of articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent from May 22 to October 2, 1920. The paper featured "The International Jew" series, which propagated virulent anti-Semitic rhetoric. These articles, later compiled booklets like this, reflected Ford's personal antisemitic prejudices. Ford distributed these booklets through his car dealership and to libraries throughout the country, reaching 700,000 people at its peak. Despite a later retraction by Ford, this episode permanently damaged Ford's legacy.

Context

This copy of "The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem" is the first volume of booklets from a 4-volume set featuring antisemitic articles written and published in the Dearborn Independent, owned by Henry Ford, from May 22nd-October 2nd, 1920. The original print run of the first edition was estimated to be between 200,000 and 500,000 copies. Three additional volumes were published over the next 18 months. This example of antisemitic rhetoric was translated into German and embraced by leaders of Germany's fledgling Nazi party. The contents of this volume include the following articles: (Volume I) – November 1920 – 1st Edition The Jew in Character and Business Germany's Reaction Against the Jew Jewish History in the United States The Jewish Question—Fact or Fancy? Anti-Semitism—Will It Appear in the U.S.? Jewish Question Breaks Into the Magazines Arthur Brisbane Leaps to the Help of Jewry Does a Definite Jewish World Program Exist? The Historic Basis of Jewish Imperialism An Introduction to the "Jewish Protocols" "Jewish" Estimate of Gentile Human Nature "Jewish Protocols" Claim Partial Fulfillment "Jewish" Plan to Split Society by "Ideas" Did the Jews Foresee the World War? Is the Jewish "Kahal" the Modern "Soviet"? How the "Jewish Question" Touches the Farm Does Jewish Power Control the World Press? Does This Explain Jewish Political Power? The All-Jewish Mark on "Red Russia" Jewish Testimony in Favor of Bolshevism

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Booklet

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Cultural Region

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United States

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Diameter

3/8 in

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Dearborn Independent (body) During the 1920's, auto magnate Henry Ford published a free weekly newspaper filled with anti-Semitic diatribes, the most virulent of which were reproduced in The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem. Distributed nationally through his car dealerships, Ford's paper reached 700,000 people at its peak. The booklet was sent free to libraries across the country, and a translated version was embraced by leaders of Germany's flendgling Nazi Party.