Pan-Judah!

Pan-Judah!Beautiful. Disturbing. Enlightening. Beginning in the 1920s, a man named Julius Streicher published a small weekly German newspaper called Der Strmer. Its mission was straightforward: to warn the German people about the threats posed by foreign and domestic Jews. The dangers were very real, and Streichers stories gave a blunt and direct account of them. A key feature of Der Strmer was its political cartoons. The cover of every issue, and several

Beautiful. Disturbing. Enlightening.

Beginning in the 1920s, a man named Julius Streicher published a small weekly German newspaper called Der StŸrmer. Its mission was straightforward: to warn the German people about the threats posed by foreign and domestic Jews. The dangers were very real, and StreicherÕs stories gave a blunt and direct account of them.

A key feature of Der StŸrmer was its political cartoons. The cover of every issue, and several interior pages, displayed cartoons depicting various Jewish dangers, in a most striking and graphic form. The lead cartoonist was a man named ÔFipsÕ Rupprecht. His cartoons became the signature feature of the newspaper, and grew to represent the broader German struggle against Jewry.

With the demise of National Socialist Germany, Der StŸrmer and FipsÕ cartoons were largely forgotten. Or rather, they were buriedÑthe victorious nations certainly did not want old Nazi images floating around, raising difficult questions and making people think.

Recently, though, a skilled digital artist named Robert Penman rediscovered the forgotten images. He carefully restored, colorized, and reissued them. Here, for the first time, he has compiled 200 of the best Fips images, as they have never been seen before.

Penman has done a masterful job. The images are sharp, crisp, and compelling. The colors are stunningly vivid. The effect is truly astonishing. FipsÕ cartoons, originally printed on cheap newsprint, come alive for the first time. Every image is a small masterpiece, a true work of contemporary art. And one each tells a storyÑa story with relevance for the present day. //

This is the deluxe coffee-table edition of Pan-Judah!: large 8.5x11" layout, hardcover, high quality color printing on high-density paper. More economical editions (6x9" paperback and hardcover) will soon be available.