Julius Streicher was born in 1885

Julius Streicher

Julius Streicher was born in 1885. He became a teacher and formed a party of his own. In 1922 he handed his party to Adolf Hitler. From 1921-1945 he was a part of the Nazi Party. In 1925 Sreicher was appointed Gaileiter of Franconia. From 1933-1945 nazi government came in power. Julius was a member of Reichstang. From 1922-1933 Julius was editor and publisher of "Der Struermer." In 1922 Streicher made a speech after abusing the Jews.

"We know that Germany will be free when Jews have been excluded from life of the German people."

On March 30th Streicher was appointed the chairman of central committee for the organization of boycott. Two days before the boycott was started a article was published under the title "Defeat the Enemy of the World" by Julius Streicher. The article said.

"Jewry wanted this battle. They shall have it until they realize that the Germans of Brown Battalions is not a country of cowardice and surrender. Jewry will have to fight until we have won victory. National Socialists! Defeat the Enemy of the World. Even if the world is full of devils, we shall succeed in the end."

In 1921 Streicher fell under Adolf Hitler's spell and brought entire party into the DAP camp. He decided to become a follower Adolf Hitler. Streicher's paper Der Sturmer is is the most infamous history. Alough Streicher employed a large staff by the end of the 1930's, he always had the final say.

"Streicher and the Sturmer, they are one and the same.'' he would say proudly

In its early years there was little to suggest the papers future notoriety. Streicher began it during his first major battle for control of Nuremberg Nazism in 1923. Anti-Streicher forces had held an ''Evening if Revelations.'' On April 14, 1923 Streicher was charged of being a liar, a coward, having unsavory friends, mistreating his wife, flirting with other women, accusations that would follow him throughout his career. Stretcher's response to begin a newspaper.

Later he described how he chose the name Strummer. While wandering through the woods on a fine spring day he thought about what to call his paper. While resting under a fir tree inspiration struck he jumped up and shouted. ''I have it! Since the paper will storm the red fortress it shall be called Strummer.''

The first issue appeared in early May. Most of it responded to the charges his opponents had made, and in responsibility persuasive style, but the Jews were not ignored. The issue concluded:

As long as the Jews are in the Germans household, will be Jewish slaves. Therefore they must go. Who? The Jews!

The next issue carried a vehement attack on Mayor Luppe, an attack continued in the third and fourth issue appearing in June, was headlined .''Walther Rathenau who he was, what he did, what he wanted. ''Rathenau, a leading Jewish politician was assassinated the year before. he had been a regular Nazi target. The Sturmer had become a privet weapon in Streicher's war against Jews. Max Anamm, later director of the German press, wrote to Streicher in August 1923 asking him to cease publication since the intraparty teud that had spurred. Streicher to begin the paper now was settled.

The paper ceased publication entirely for several months after the Putsch, but Streicher resurrected it in 1942. By 1925 the paper was from outward appearances healthier. The first issue sold several thousand copies at most, but by 1927 it was selling 14 thousand copies weekly, most of them outside Nuremberg. By mid-1944, paper shortage had reduced it from its high of sixteen pages to four pages. Yet Streicher continued to the end, his final issue appeared in February 1945. Announcing the invading Allies as tools of international Jewish conspiracy. The issue had limited audience. In 1946 Julius Streicher was convicted at Nuremberg war crimes trial and was hung

Jenny Kolbek

7TH Grade Rossville Junior High

Spring 2001

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