is aimed at children. It tells children what a Jew is and how to identify them. This is done both through the text and the illustrations that accompany the text. 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: •
The Father of the Jews is the Devil •
The Eternal Jew •
Jewish names •
Once a Jew, always a Jew •
The Cattle Jew •
The Sabbath •
The Jewish Lawyer •
The Servant Girl •
The Jewish Doctor • ''The Führer's Youth''
The Father of the Jews is the Devil In this section, Bauer wrote that the Jew works for the
devil and that they can never be trusted. She asserted that "The Devil brought them to Germany" and that "like thieves, they stole our [Germany's] land." She described the Jew to always be "cursing and
swearing with bent backs and oversized slippers." This is intended to inculcate in children, from an early age, the negative stereotype of Jews. Bauer also described a German in this section. A German "stands up" and "is a proud young man able to work and fight." This distinguishes the German as strong and the Jew as weak. Illustrations on the page further demonstrate this. The German, who has
blond hair, is standing tall with a spade in his hand and a muscular body. The Jew, on the other hand, is fat, smoking and has big feet and big hands. The first section of this book is also written in
rhyme, making it easier for children to understand it.
The Eternal Jew In this section, Bauer linked Christianity to antisemitism. She
blamed Jews for the death of
Jesus and that since then they have "borne a curse" and should be avoided. They are seen "everywhere as a pest" like a fox and that "children to keep a look out." This taught Gentile children to fear and avoid Jews and Jewish children, since they might catch the Jewish curse. The illustration on this page depicts a man with scruffy hair, a big nose and a dark coat; he is surrounded by flames which links him to the Devil in the previous section. The medieval character of the "
Wandering Jew" was also demonized in a
book and
exhibition (1937) and a
documentary (1940), all called
The Eternal Jew (), and other antisemitic Nazi propaganda.
Jewish Names In this section, Bauer showed how to spot a Jew by their name. She described how Jews can be cunning with their names, and although some may sound German there are few differences. This represents another way in which children are being taught how to spot a Jew.
Once a Jew, always a Jew In this section, Bauer told a story of a Jew who converts to being a Christian, but
on a Friday he eats a goose. He claims that as he converted, a goose can be converted into a fish. She argued that as a goose cannot be a fish, a Jew cannot be a Christian and will always be a Jew. This was reinforced by the illustration as a man with a big nose, big feet, and big hands is eating meat on a Friday in front of a priest. This taught children that a Jew is sneaky and a liar.
The Cattle Jew This section represents a Jew as greedy and only thinking about money; it taught children that Jews will always try to cheat Germans. The illustration is a colorful picture of a farmyard and the Jew taking animals from a German.
The Sabbath In this section Bauer described how Jews are lazy and that on the Sabbath they expect Germans to do all the work. She taught that Jews are dishonest and keep all their money hidden away. The illustrations in this section again show a Jew to be fat, thus reinforcing what a Jew supposedly looks like. One of the pictures also shows the Jew with a fox, a common link used by the Nazi propaganda to represent them as sly and stealthy.
The Jewish Lawyer This section tells how a Jewish lawyer took all a farmer's produce away so he could be represented in court. In the end the Jew becomes fat and the farmer has nothing left. The illustration for this section shows two scenes. The first scene is of a well-dressed farmer and a small, thin Jew. The second scene however shows a fat Jew and a poor-looking farmer. The story taught Gentile children that a Jew will take all their money and produce and leave them with nothing.
The Servant Girl This section taught Gentile children about Gentile-Jew relationships. It depicted Jews as forcing themselves on Gentile women, contrasted with Gentile men refusing any relationship with Jewish women. This section taught Gentile girls to fear Jewish romantic and sexual advances and Gentile boys to fear any seduction from Jewish women.
The Jewish Doctor In this section, Bauer portrayed a Jewish doctor as someone who will kill a German to save a Jew as he makes sure "that not one more Jew is saved from
Hell." Bauer believed that a Jew will always go to Hell when they die, and the Jewish doctor is trying to stop that. This taught children that anything a Jew does is bad and imitating a Jew will send them to Hell. This section praises
Der Stürmer for its antisemitic stance. The colorful illustrations include depictions of Jews in a huddle next to crows, apparently plotting, while
Der Stürmer is on the wall behind them. This illustrates the supposed untrustworthiness of Jews, characterized as "sneaky." This section also exhorts children—and their families—not to buy from Jewish shops, explaining the purported reasons for the absence of Jewish children from schools. The final part of this section idealized the removal of Jews in German society, creating a perfect "Fatherland."
The Führer’s Youth The final section urged German youth join the
Hitler Youth (
Jungvolk for boys aged 10–14 and
Hitlerjugend for boys aged 14–18) to stand together as one nation. On the other hand, the Jews are told to go away. A picture of grumpy-looking Jews walking under a sign that says "one-way road. Hurry. Hurry. The Jews are our misfortune" and in the text the phrase "what a disgusting picture" is used. This promoted a sense of urgency in ridding Jews in German society. == Symbolism ==