Julius Streicher

Julius Streicher was a German Nazi politician and publisher who founded the antisemitic newspaper Der Stürmer. Convicted of crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials, he was executed in 1946.

Adolf Hitler: Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party and dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. Hitler was Streicher’s longtime political ally and publicly supported his antisemitic agitation.
Der Stürmer: Der Stürmer was a Nazi weekly newspaper founded by Julius Streicher in 1923 and devoted to antisemitic propaganda. It was Streicher’s main platform and the central evidence of his public incitement.
International Military Tribunal: The International Military Tribunal was the court established by the Allies to prosecute major German leaders after World War II. It convicted Streicher for crimes against humanity after examining his propaganda.
Nuremberg execution of Julius Streicher: Julius Streicher was executed by hanging on 16 October 1946 after his conviction at the International Military Tribunal. His execution concluded the proceedings that judged his role as a propagandist.
Hermann Göring: Hermann Göring was a leading Nazi official who held senior political and military positions in Germany. Göring testified against Streicher at Nuremberg, describing his influence as limited.
Antisemitic propaganda: Antisemitic propaganda is communication that spreads hostility toward Jews through false claims, stereotypes, or conspiracy theories. Streicher’s newspaper was a prominent vehicle for this broader form of political agitation.
Crimes against humanity: Crimes against humanity are specified acts, including persecution, committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against civilians. The tribunal treated Streicher’s sustained incitement as persecution connected to Nazi crimes.
Streicher trial judgment: The Streicher trial judgment was the International Military Tribunal’s decision convicting Julius Streicher of crimes against humanity. The judgment set out why his publications and speeches were treated as persecution.
Robert H. Jackson: Robert H. Jackson was the chief United States prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. Jackson’s prosecution helped establish how Streicher’s publications supported the case against him.
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a fabricated antisemitic text falsely presented as evidence of a Jewish conspiracy. Streicher repeatedly promoted the forgery as support for conspiratorial accusations against Jews.

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