Out of the Archives: “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” on Trial

by Kevin Schlottmann, Levy Processing Archivist, Center for Jewish History

The pamphlet “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” an anti-Semitic forgery that outlined alleged plans for Jewish world domination, appeared with disturbing regularity throughout the 20th century, and unfortunately is sometimes cited even today as an authentic document. 

The work has been thoroughly debunked many times, perhaps most famously…

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Reading the Torah. Three men in front of Torah Ark, one using a pointer to point to text. Early 20th century. Scrap, paper, printed and embossed. Yeshiva University Museum Collections.

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