Der Giftpilz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Der Giftpilz | |
| Author | Ernst Hiemer |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Julius Streicher |
| Publication date | 1938 |
| Media type | |
Der Giftpilz is a children's book published by Julius Streicher in 1938. The title is German for "the toadstool" or "the poison mushroom". The book was intended as anti-Semitic propaganda. The illustrations were made by the German illustrator Philipp Rupprecht (aka Fips).
An English language translation of the book was produced by a US Nazi leader Gary Lauck and thereafter marketed on his web site for $10. Lauck also recently produced an Estonian language translation in 2007 and claims to be working on translations into many other languages.[1] The Estonian security police has investigated the case under the section of Estonian penal code criminalising incitement to social hatred, but concluded that it is unlikely to have the jurisdiction or means to prosecute the USA-based Lauck, as under the laws of USA, extremist websites are covered by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.[2]
