The International Jew

The International Jew (English: The International Jew ) is an anti-Semitic book by American entrepreneur Henry Ford, published in four volumes in 1920 to 1922 in the United States.

Book

The four volumes contain articles of various authors, including Ford's longtime personal secretary, Ernest Liebold, which were published in 1920 edited by Ford weekly newspaper, The Dearborn Independent. None of the article was written by Ford himself, but as he was the publisher and editor of the newspaper, the publication was his responsibility.

A German translation, which was created by Paul Lehmann, appeared in 1922 under the title of Henry Ford: The International Jew in the hammer publisher of anti-Semitic publisher Theodor Fritsch. An output in a band comprised 350 pages. Even with the German 26th edition of the 94 thousand was printed in 1926.

The book refers to the anti-Semitic pamphlet Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which was first published in Russian in 1903, and to promote their worldwide distribution. Another element is completed the thesis that the Russian Bolshevism was essentially Jewish, and using them for the polemic against the American unions.

Content

• Volume 1: The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem (1920 ) ( The International Jew - the most pressing problem in the world)
• Volume 2: Jewish Activities in the United States ( 1921) (Jewish activities in the U.S. )
• Volume 3: Jewish Influence in American Life (1921 ) ( Jewish influence in American life )
• Volume 4: Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States ( 1922) ( Aspects of Jewish power in the U.S.)

Influence

In a letter Heinrich Himmler remarked in 1924, Ford was "one of the most valuable, most weighty and most spirited champion ". The Reich Youth Leader Baldur von Schirach also reiterated the influence of Ford's reading in his testimony at Nuremberg, " The decisive anti-Semitic book, which I then read, and the book that influenced my comrades [ ... ] was the book by Henry Ford ' The International Jew '. I read it and became anti-Semitic. This book has made ​​time for me and my friends such an impression, because we the representatives of the success of Representatives but also saw a progressive social policy in Henry Ford. "

The currently not available in Germany in bookstores book by Henry Ford moved through a public lecture of 3 October 2003 of the former CDU member of the Bundestag Martin Hohmann, who was referring to in the lecture on the book, and quoted from it, again in the focus of public interest.