Papers re Maritz Trial, South Africa; papers re prosecution of Einar Aberg trial, Sweden
Extent and Medium
95 frames
Creator(s)
- Office of the Chief Rabbi
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- The Wiener Holocaust Library
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Scope and Content
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This microfilm collection contains papers relating to two separate trials.
The first concerns the trial of Salomon Gerhardus Maritz, who went on trial in his native South Africa for the sale and distribution of his anti-Semitic book, My Life and Struggle, in 1939.
The second concerns the prosecution of Einar Åberg, a Swedish anti-semite, who was convicted on a number of occasions under the Sweish constitution's 'Press Law' for distributing racist and anti-Semitic publications. He treated the proceedings with contempt and even when convicted his literature was being distributed outside the court room
Report and newspaper cuttings re the trial of Salomon Maritz, South Africa, 1939
Frames 1-32
Correspondence between the Wiener Library and various organisations mainly concerning the reliability and authenticity of documents to be used in Einar Åberg's trial, 1947.
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Reproduction
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Microfilm
People
- Maritz, Salomon Gerhardus
- Åberg, Einar
Subjects
- Antisemitism
- Jewish Chronicle
Places
- Jerusalem
- Sweden