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Nazi German propaganda poisons young German
minds: "The Jew is the most dangerous poison
mushroom in existence," a pious mother teaches her son
in this 1938 children's book, which was illustrated by
the anti-Semitic cartoonist "Fips" (Philip Rupprecht).
The success of Julius Streicher's political
newspaper allowed him to publish such books as
Der Giftpilz (The Poisonous Mushroom) to educate
German youngsters in proper Nazi attitudes. Determined
to have children well-indoctrinated before adulthood,
the Nazis built propaganda into the school curriculum,
screened teachers for adherence to the party line, and
shaped science programs around their notions of "blood
purity."
