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Destined to Witness, in German titled Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (Negro, Negro, Chimney Sweep), was a great success in Germany, remaining on top of the bestselling list of the German weekly Der Spiegel for a couple of months. A screenplay has been adapted from the book and movie shooting started in 2005.
Throughout the book, the author made a clear distinction between Germans and Jews. On the front cover, there is a picture of a fox and a picture of a man depicted as a Jew—he has a big nose, big ears and a chubby hand with a Star of David next to him. The book is divided into ten sections: [26] The Father of the Jews is the Devil; The Eternal Jew
Children's books set in Berlin (6 P) Pages in category "Children's books set in Germany" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
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Children's books were created throughout the Nazi's reign to incite hatred for Jews at a young age. These books contained demeaning illustrations of Jewish people; in these books, Jewish people were depicted as "usually stocky ... the posture is crooked or bent; the feet are flat; the hair is dark; there is a lot of coarse body hair.
The book was sometimes used in German schools. [2] A copy of the book is held by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. [3] An English-language translation of the book was produced by U.S. neo-Nazi activist Gary Lauck, and thereafter marketed on his website for $10.
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A ballet of Der Struwwelpeter with music composed by Norbert Schultze was produced in Germany before World War II. A live action film based on the book was released in Germany in 1955. Directed by Fritz Genschow, in this adaptation there is a "happy" ending where the characters' bad deeds are reversed.