Article from "The Dearborn Independent," January 7, 1922, "Candid Address to Jews on the Jewish Problem"

Date

January 7, 1922

Description

This antisemitic article printed in Henry Ford's newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent" claims that American society is being poisoned by a conflict between traditional Anglo-Saxon values, and the so-called "Jewish Universal idea," which attempts to usurp them. The author argues that it is to the benefit of the Jewish people to give up this idea of Jewish dominance and resolve the so called Jewish Question by accepting their position not as a ruler but "as a grateful wanderer at last come home." Interestingly enough, this solution does not argue for the complete assimilation of the Jewish people but rather accepts that the Jewish people may remain religiously, ethnically, and culturally distinct, as long as they cease the supposed "infiltration of Orientalism into business, art, entertainment and the professions." This article would later be reprinted in Volume 4 of "The International Jew," a collection of eighty antisemitic articles from "The Dearborn Independent." This series was translated into German and became a major influence on Hitler and other Nazi leaders.

Type

Written Document

Region

United States

Era

Turn of the Century and WWI, The Great Depression and WW II

Topic

Genocide, Jewish History, World War II

Repository

HathiTrust Digital Library

Source

Pages 1 and 9 of "The Dearborn Independent," January 7, 1922. Published by Henry Ford. Accessed at HathiTrust Digital Library: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951000727938s&seq=175

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