Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (1698–1738), German-Jewish financier whose life and ultimate execution/martyrdom formed the basis for literary, stage, film and television representations
In literature
Jud Süß (Hauff novel), 1827 novella by 22-year-old German poet and writer of historical romances, Wilhelm Hauff, who recounts, in semi-fictional manner, rise and fall of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
Jud Süß (Feuchtwanger novel), 1925 novel by German-Jewish playwright and novelist Lion Feuchtwanger; another partly fictional version, translated into English as Power
In theatre
Jud Süß (Feuchtwanger play), 1927 adaption by Feuchtwanger of his 1925 novel; translated and produced in October 1929 by New York's Yiddish theatre star Maurice Schwartz
Josef Suss (Dukes play), 1929 play by English dramatist Ashley Dukes, who based it on Feuchtwanger's novel; in London September 1929; on Broadway in New York January 1930
Jud Süß (Kornfeld play), 1930 theatrical piece by Czech-Austrian-Jewish German-language playwright and literary critic Paul Kornfeld; first staged in Berlin (November 1930)
In film
Jew Suss (1934 film), British film based on Lion Feuchtwanger's 1925 novel; directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Conrad Veidt as Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
Jud Süß (1940 film), Hitler-era German film notorious for its anti-Semitic propaganda; directed by Veit Harlan and starring Ferdinand Marian as Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall, 2010 German film which depicts events behind 1940 production, with actors portraying Harlan, Marian, Goebbels, etc
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