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Antisemitic Children's Book (en español)
From the 1938 antisemitic children’s book The Poisonous Mushroom. The boy is drawing a nose on the chalkboard, and the caption reads: “The Jewish nose is crooked at its tip. It looks like a 6.” This resource is in Spanish.
This resource is intended for educators in the United States who are applying Spanish-language resources in the classroom.
Libro antisemita para niños
Del libro infantil antisemita de 1938 La seta venenosa. El niño está dibujando una nariz
en el tablero, y la leyenda dice: “El judío tiene la nariz torcida en la punta. Parece un 6”.
Credit:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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