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Antisemitism in Europe: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Lesson Outline
In this lesson we learned about the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a group of influential and well-known antisemitic texts, whereby a gathering of Jews in a nocturnal meeting in a cemetery plan the conquest of the world. We also learned about their origins in the works of Hermann Goedsche and the Dialogue in Hell between Machiavelli and Montesquieu, a satirical French novel attacking the monarchy. The text is structured according to 24 protocols with three fundamental themes: A criticism of liberalism, An analysis of the methods that the Jews will use to conquer the world and,The description of the new world order the Jews want to establish. The definitive form first appearing in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1902. Proof of the false nature of the text include the absence of expressions related to the Hebrew culture and the presence of Christian expressions as well as plagiarized content. The texts were widely used by the Nazis to justify antisemitism and some people still consider them to be authentic.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Hours
0.75
Hours Attended
0.75
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Review Status
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