FilmDokument: The Image of the Jew in German Newsreels from 1933–1942

The possibilities of newsreels between 1933 and 1945 consisted in accompanying and underpinning the policies of the "Third Reich". Anti-Semitic policies are also reflected in this medium. The event follows the proposition of "salvation anti-Semitism" as formulated by Saul Friedländer in his books The Years of Persecution and The Years of Extermination. Upon a closer examination of the newsreels from this time, it becomes clear how the image of Jews was presented and how it changed over time. This development can be shown using selected examples from the three phases of anti-Semitic policies and the propaganda accompanying them. (Kerstin Stutterheim)

An event by CineGraph Babelsberg in cooperation with the Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv and the Deutsche Kinemathek. Introduction: Kerstin Stutterheim (Dec. 7)