Against the Jews with truth and actions! The story of the anti-Semitic weekly newspaper Arijský boj ("Aryan Struggle") Cover Image

Proti Židům pravdou a činy! Příběh antisemitského týdeníku Arijský boj
Against the Jews with truth and actions! The story of the anti-Semitic weekly newspaper Arijský boj ("Aryan Struggle")

Author(s): Tadeáš Hlavinka
Subject(s): History, Jewish studies, Media studies, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, History of Antisemitism, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: antisemitism; propaganda; Nazi occupation; Arijský boj; Jan Vladimír Břetenář; Gestapo

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the history and impact of the antisemitic weekly magazine Arijský boj during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. Launched in May 1940 by Jan Vladimír Břetenář, the magazine was filled with aggressive antisemitic articles and caricatures, promoting Nazi racial policies. It targeted Jews and their supposed allies, calling for their exclusion from public life. The magazine also attacked "white Jews," non-Jews who opposed antisemitism or were indifferent to Nazi ideology. Contributors included notable figures like Bohumír Lain and the Innemann couple, who wrote antisemitic articles and serialized novels. The magazine's content was monitored by the Gestapo and influenced the lives of many individuals. Despite its limited circulation, Arijský boj played a significant role in spreading Nazi propaganda in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2024
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 92-105
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Czech
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