Anti-Semitic Cartoons

From the time we are little, we are told not to judge a book by its cover. But sometimes we do anyways. We miss out on the opportunity to read a great book, simply because we set it down after glancing at the cover. The cover contains one image but the book itself has thousands of words. Yet, we still fall under the trap of judging a book by the one photo on the cover and not the words that make up the book. Images are powerful in our society and can often take the place of words. Some of the images on the internet can be positive but also negative. There are many images from various platforms that promote and strengthen anti-Semitism.
The political control of Jewish people was one of the many photos that was found. Many political images were …show more content…
For example, a cartoon titled “Odor in the Court” by A.W. Mann had a lawyer, judge, cop and a citizen. The judge and lawyer were both Jews and the cop was on the side of the Jews. The judge says “if the non-Jew wants justice…let them pay for it.” This suggests not only that Jews are in control of the judicial system but also that they only care about the welfare of Jews. The typical money bag that is carried by Jews is not seen in this cartoon. But the judge is still seen as greedy when he says “to pay for it.” This image was relatively easy to decipher without any background knowledge, however, some more of documented background. The image titles “The Elders of Zion Reunited” by the Surreal McCoy is based on the original The Protocols the Elders of Zion which was an anti-Semitic text that alluded to Jews plan for global domination. The caption under a group of man catching up says “Well I played a little golf, and then I took over the world’s banks and media.” Without reading the protocols or an understanding of them. it would be easy to assume that Jews in fact where taking over the world’s banks and media. But those who have an understanding of the protocols know that this is in fact a fabricated