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The Plot The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

Will Eisner

A work more disturbing than fiction from "the father of graphic novels" ( The Plot

Podcasts 9
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Freakonomics Radio

Ken Burns discussed how Henry Ford promoted this antisemitic hoax through his newspaper and a book, which was influential in Germany.

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He bought a newspaper and he printed over many editions the protocols of the elders of Zion which is the worst anti-Semitic track a hoax written in Russia. And then he put together all of these proble...

— Episode: Extra: Ken Burns | People I (Mostly) Adm...

Episode: Extra: Ken Burns | People I (Mostly) Admire

Ken Burns discussed how Henry Ford promoted this antisemitic hoax through his newspaper and a book, which was influential in Germany.

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He bought a newspaper and he printed over many editions the protocols of the elders of Zion which is the worst anti-Semitic track a hoax written in Russia. And then he put together all of these problems of international Jewry and published it in a book which got read in German too.

Behind the Bastards

This book, which is a notorious anti-Semitic forgery, was referenced as a piece of hate literature, implying that the speaker would not accept it being present on their chest even while acknowledging the prevalence of bigotry.

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I have the protocols of the elders of Zion tattooed on my chest, but I'm also going to Ford Foundation employees.

— Episode: CZM Rewind: Kissinger Parts 1-3

Episode: CZM Rewind: Kissinger Parts 1-3

This book, which is a notorious anti-Semitic forgery, was referenced as a piece of hate literature, implying that the speaker would not accept it being present on their chest even while acknowledging the prevalence of bigotry.

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I have the protocols of the elders of Zion tattooed on my chest, but I'm also going to Ford Foundation employees.

Episode: Part Four: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

It was described as a bad book that was likely published under Nicholas's orders and used to fuel anti-Semitic violence during pogroms in Russia.

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In December of 1905, an anti-Semitic forgery, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which we have done several episodes about a bad book.

his majesty was silent and appeared familiar with all the details.

which have a big role in the Holocaust and a bunch of like all of the pogroms that occur in Russia during the Russian Civil War, was deliberately directed by the czar that he like approved it.

Episode: Part Three: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

It was mentioned that a gendarme officer, Komissarov, was spreading copies of this book, using police resources, through right-wing organizations across Russia.

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he's funneling them using police resources from St. Petersburg through right-wing organizations who spread them around the country and oftentimes these things will spread to an area and then there will be pogroms

Episode: Part Four: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

It was described as a bad book that was published in 1905 and was disseminated during pogroms, with allegations that Tsar Nicholas II was involved in its distribution.

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In December of 1905, an anti-Semitic forgery, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which we have done several episodes about a bad book.

his majesty was silent and appeared familiar with all the details.

Episode: Part Three: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

It was mentioned that a gendarme officer named Komissarov spread copies of this book using police resources, fueling antisemitic sentiments and pogroms across the country.

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the protocols of the elders of Zion

Episode: How YouTube Became a Perpetual Nazi Machine

It was mentioned as an example of how YouTube's algorithm recommends content, comparing it to a school report on the Federal Reserve that leads to the book.

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It's why teenagers who look up the federal reserve for a school report will inevitably find themselves recommended something that's basically the protocols of the elders of Zion with better animation.

Episode: Part Two: Bill Cooper: The Man Who Killed Truth

It was described as the most influential conspiracy theory of all time, and was said to be a fake document, included in its entirety in Bill Cooper's book, which helped it spread to a wider audience, including in the hip hop community.

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So the protocols of the elders of Zion maybe have the highest body count of any conspiracy theory in history.

And after World War II, for obvious reasons, the protocols kind of languished. People weren't so interested in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories for a little while.

Yeah, bad PR for anti-Semitism.

So they would only really surface when some-

You should have kept that up.

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

The episode referenced the book as a source describing the anti‑Jewish forgery that the Nazi party and other anti‑Semites disseminated, noting its use in a congressional mail‑out and a lawyer’s attempt to introduce it as evidence. It was presented as a historical example of Nazi propaganda rather than a recommendation.

Episode: Episode 6: Bedlam

The book was described as an anti-Jewish forgery promoted by the Nazi party, and by anti-Semites all over the world. It was mentioned in connection with the Nazi propaganda operation in Congress. The book was being mailed out as part of the Nazi propaganda efforts to the American people.

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Frank Donvalopes from Congressman Hamilton Fish's office were used to send out literature from the armed fascist group The Silver Shirts as well as a mail order form for people to receive copies of the protocols of the elders of Zion, an anti-Jewish forgery promoted by the Nazi party and by anti-Semites all over the world.

One defense lawyer told the jury that the government's case was a Jewish conspiracy. He also railed in court about Jewish international bankers and tried repeatedly to introduce the protocols of the elders of Zion as evidence.

The Rachel Maddow Show

The book was originally written in Russian and was used as propaganda against the Bolsheviks, and Henry Ford used it as a way to attack Jews in his newspaper, the Dearborn Independent.

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A newly translated English language edition of a book titled The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion.

— Episode: BONUS: Live with Chris Hayes and Rachel...

Episode: BONUS: Live with Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow

The book was originally written in Russian and was used as propaganda against the Bolsheviks, and Henry Ford used it as a way to attack Jews in his newspaper, the Dearborn Independent.

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A newly translated English language edition of a book titled The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion.

Habits and Hustle

The conversation mentioned the notorious hoax text, noting how it was transformed into a widely distributed book that fueled antisemitic conspiracy theories.

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The protocols of the elders of Zion took that concept and put it into this book that became a huge bestseller in like hundreds of years ago that is still today prevalent in people's minds of this cons...

— Episode: Episode 387: Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishb...

Episode: Episode 387: Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby: Tacklin...

The conversation mentioned the notorious hoax text, noting how it was transformed into a widely distributed book that fueled antisemitic conspiracy theories.

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The protocols of the elders of Zion took that concept and put it into this book that became a huge bestseller in like hundreds of years ago that is still today prevalent in people's minds of this conspiracy theory that Jews are sitting around in a room and deciding how the world's going to work.

KSR

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KSR

They mentioned reading and enjoying a book titled The Plot.

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I read The Plot. And you liked that, didn't you? I liked The Plot. The Plot was really good.

— Episode: 2024-04-17- KSR - Hour 2

Episode: 2024-04-17- KSR - Hour 2

They mentioned reading and enjoying a book titled The Plot.

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I read The Plot. And you liked that, didn't you? I liked The Plot. The Plot was really good.

Lovett or Leave It

It was mentioned as an example of a terrible book found on a Capitol Police officer's desk, highlighting the presence of antisemitic literature.

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also this week a Capitol Police officer was suspended after congressional aid spotted a copy of the anti-semitic protocols of the elders of Zion on his desk

— Episode: A Justice League of Their Own

Episode: A Justice League of Their Own

It was mentioned as an example of a terrible book found on a Capitol Police officer's desk, highlighting the presence of antisemitic literature.

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also this week a Capitol Police officer was suspended after congressional aid spotted a copy of the anti-semitic protocols of the elders of Zion on his desk

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

It was discussed as an example of a racist propaganda book alongside Mein Kampf.

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a very successful racist propaganda like mind comp for the protocols of the elders of zion and uh In the interest of full disclosure just to be absolutely fair We have read copies of both of these wor...

— Episode: Should Any Books Be Banned?

Episode: Should Any Books Be Banned?

It was discussed as an example of a racist propaganda book alongside Mein Kampf.

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a very successful racist propaganda like mind comp for the protocols of the elders of zion and uh In the interest of full disclosure just to be absolutely fair We have read copies of both of these works And they're not well written they're not even like they're not even well written books I just want to say when ben says we I am excluded from that week because i've not read mind comp But I I will I can't wait to no, i'm just joking.

On Being with Krista Tippett

Imam Antepli mentioned reading a children's version of this book at age 12; it fueled his anti-Semitic views at a young age, shaping his worldview and contributing to his negative perception of Jews and Judaism.

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The first book I read about Jews and Judaism was the children's version of the protocols of the elders of Zion at the age of 12.

— Episode: [Unedited] Sarah Bassin and Abdullah Ant...

Episode: [Unedited] Sarah Bassin and Abdullah Antepli with...

Imam Antepli mentioned reading a children's version of this book at age 12; it fueled his anti-Semitic views at a young age, shaping his worldview and contributing to his negative perception of Jews and Judaism.

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The first book I read about Jews and Judaism was the children's version of the protocols of the elders of Zion at the age of 12.

Episode: [Unedited] Sarah Bassin and Abdullah Antepli with...

Imam Abdullah Antepli read a children's version of this book at age 12; he said it provided a simplistic, black-and-white explanation for the perceived ills of the Muslim world, blaming them on Jews and Judaism. He later read Henry Ford's "The International Jew" and Mein Kampf around the same time, which solidified his anti-Semitic views.

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The first book I read about Jews and Judaism was the children's version of the protocols of the elders of Zion at the age of 12.

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