Berne "Protocols" trial reopened
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1 electronic resource (5 pages)
Creator(s)
- Wiener Library (custody)
- Ben-Itto, Hadassa (collector)
Scope and Content
The file contains a newspaper report from 30th of April 1935, published by the Daily News Bulletin, which belongs to the Jewish Telegraph Agency. The file is part of the Verfilmungsprojekt "Die Protokolle der Weisen von Zion" by the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich; Archiv für Zeitgeschichte; Zeitungsberichte von 1903 bis 1935. The article, in English, reports about the reopening of the Bern trial. Events of the trial are reviewed and upcoming strategies discussed. Arthur Baumgarten read his findings of fact on the questions submitted to him by the court. His statements and general topics in the trial are summarized under the headlines: "Protocols of Elders of Zion fairy tale says Expert"; "Jews are not a united body"; "Protocols were compiled by agents of Russian Policy for purposes of Russian Police: Played a great part in Pogroms"; "The charge of false evidence against DR. Weizmann and other Witnesses: Judge announces they have been propped: Deliberate attempt to drag proceedings charged against Nazis by counsel for Jewish side"; "Ridiculous to say Jews have any influence on public authorities in Switzerland says Swiss Daily: No Jews in Government or administration: all Switzerland has implicit trust in verdict of Berne judge whatever it may be: Streicher and Hitler will not intimidate us but on the contrary" and "The Cairo Jewish action: prosecutors Generals declaration: case of Jewish race has listed 20 centuries: history has given favorable judgement which can not be affected by Pamphlet giving rise to this action or decision of this court".
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Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich; Archiv für Zeitgeschichte; Verfilmungsprojekt "Die Protokolle der Weisen von Zion"
Name of the folder: Zeitungsberichte 1903 - 1935
Electronic text and image data Jerusalem Yad Vashem 2015
Title viewed 30.07.2019
People
- Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952
- Baumgarten, A.
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
- Streicher, Julius, 1885-1946
Subjects
- Conspiracies.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Newspaper publishing--History.
- Anti-Jewish propaganda.
- Jews--Press coverage--History.
- Press releases.
- Press and politics--Europe--History--20th century.
- Antisemitism--Europe--History.
- Bern Trial, Bern, Switzerland, 1934-1935.