Object numberM2000/001:001
CreatorPhoto Kino Berlin Ch 2
DescriptionBlack and white photograph depicting antisemitic slogans on banners, Berlin (1938-1939) in German. It has photo studio stamp 'photo kino Berlin ch 2' on reverse side lower left hand corner. The banner reads "Juden nicht erwunscht!", meaning “Jews not Welcome”. A profile of the face of a man with a large nose is featured on either end of the banner. Such a public display of Anti-Semitic feeling increased dramatically in 1938, culminating in a night of violent riots and destruction of Jewish property known as “Kristallnacht”.
Production placeBerlin, Germany
Production date 1938 - 1939
Production periodpre-World War II
Subjectantisemitism, stigma, propaganda
Object namephotographs
Materialphotographic emulsion, paper, paper
Dimensions
- width: 450.00 mm
height: 350.00 mm
Language
- German slogan: "Bad Niederbreisig - Jews not wanted"
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Charlotte Zettel