The Antisemitic Catechism (1944)

Huldschiner (from Gleiwitz, 1872-1931), a physician and correspondent for the "Vossische Zeitung" in Innsbruck, published a series of novels, "Arme Schlucker" (Poor Wretches), "Das adelige Schützenfest" (The Noble Marksmen's Fair), "Der Tod der Götter" (The Death of the Gods), which, to be sure, are not very well known. Arthur Kahane (from Vienna, 1872- 1932), dramaturge of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, wrote "Lieder" (Songs), the stories "Clemens und seine Mädchen" (Clemens and His Girls) and "Die Tarnkappe" (The Magic Hood), and the novel "Der Schauspieler" (The Actor). A celebrity, on the other hand, is Roda Roda, actually Sandor (or Samuel) Friedrich Rosenfeld (born in Puszta Zdenci, 1872), whom Adolf Bartels calls a "belated straggler of the great Moses Gottlieb Saphir" - "Der Schnaps, der Rauchtabak und die verfluchte Liebe" (The Schnapps, the Smoking Tobacco, and Damned Love), "Schummler, Bummler, Rossetrummler" (Swindlers, Loafers, Horse-Traders), "Bienen, Drohnen und Baronen" (Bees, Drones, and Barons) are the titles of some of his works. He was once an Austro-Hungarian officer.

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Let the most recent development begin with Karl Rosner (born in Vienna, 1873), who during the World War came to the Imperial Headquarters and then, in "König" (King), attempted a "rescue" of Kaiser Wilhelm II and published the "Erinnerungen des Kronprinzen Friedrich Wilhelm" (Memoirs of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm)

• reading his novels "Die silberne Glocke" (The Silver Bell) and "Drei Fräulein von Wildenberg" (Three Misses von Wildenberg) could have taught the high personages what sort of spirit this Jew was. A very diligent Jewish narrator is Georg Hirschfeld (born in Berlin, 1873), who began with the novella "Dämon Kleist" (Demon Kleist) and the play "Die Mütter" (The Mothers); at least two dozen novels, among them "Die Belosche Ecke" (The Belosche Corner), "Pension Zweifel" (Boarding House Doubt), "Die Hand der Thea Sigrüner" (The Hand of Thea Sigrüner), "Das Blut der Messalina" (The Blood of Messalina), are by him, in addition to numerous volumes of novellas and other plays. The greatest Jewish writer of his time was undoubtedly Jakob Wassermann (from Fürth, 1873-1934), though he certainly found a competitor in Franz Werfel. A German must read Wassermann's novels "Die Juden von Zirndorf" (The Jews of Zirndorf), "Die Geschichte der jungen Renate Fuchs" (The Story of Young Renate Fuchs), "Die Masken Erwin Reiners" (The Masks of Erwin Reiner), "Das Gänsemännchen" (The Little Goose Man), "Christian Wahnschaffe," "Laudin und die Seinen" (Laudin and His People), "Der Fall Maurizius" (The Maurizius Case) - to get to know the Jews. But they have nothing to do with our art. National Socialism then took action against the evil literature Jews, and most of them left Germany and live as "emigrants" - "semigrants," as popular wit says - abroad. - Gustav Hochstetter (born in Mannheim, 1873), who produced "Asphaltstudien" (Asphalt Studies), "Knigge im Rasiersalon" (Etiquette in the Barbershop), "Galante Studien" (Gallant Studies), "Das Füßchen der gnädigen Frau" (The Little Foot of the Gracious Lady), "Das Buch der Liebe" (The Book of Love), "Venus in Seide" (Venus in Silk), and in 1915 also the war poems "Eiserner Frühling" (Iron Spring), etc., became editor of the "Lustige Blätter" (Funny Pages) - a separate little book is also necessary about Jewish war lyricism, a humorous one, I suppose. Also achieving the position of editor, even of the "Berliner Tageblatt," the "Vossische Zeitung," the "Lokalanzeiger," was Oskar Schwenner (born in Czenkau, 1873), though eventually, at least earlier, he also diligently wrote novels, "Die russische Spionin" (The Russian Spy), "Police X 24," "Im Berlin-Palermo-Expreß" (In the Berlin-Palermo Express), "Opium," "Kabine Nr. 11" (Cabin No. 11), etc. Died early were Arthur Pserhofer (from Vienna, 1873-1907) and Walter Turzynsky (from Danzig, 1874-1915), who did stage work. Hugo von Hofmannsthal (from Vienna, 1874-

1. also passed away relatively early. He, who sprang from an originally Jewish Löw family but was not without German blood, was presented by Jewry as one of our truly greats, but was essentially only an adapter, albeit with great formal talent. Sophocles' "Elektra," Otway's "Das gerettete Venedig" (Venice Preserved), the medieval plays "Jedermann" (Everyman) and "Das große Welttheater" (The Great World Theater) brought him his successes. - A Jewish stubborn head is Karl Kraus (born in Gitschin, Bohemia, 1874), the editor of "Die Fackel" (The Torch), who also often took his fellows of his race to task; a man of fashion was the banker Robert Prechtl (actually Friedländer, born in Vienna, 1874), who brought an "Alkestis" and "Die Nacht der Jenny Lind" (The Night of Jenny Lind) to the stage. We Germans, of course, do not forget the light-hearted Mr. Fritz Oliven, known as Rideamus (born in Breslau, 1874), for the travesty "Die lustigen Nibelungen" (The Merry Nibelungs). Next to Rideamus stands Pipifax, i.e., Leo Wulff (born in Stettin, 1874), who produced "Na also! sprach Zarathustra" (Well, then! Spoke Zarathustra). Essentially a feuilletonist is Stephan Großmann

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