{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Jewish Studies","slug":"new-books-in-jewish-studies-313327","podcast_index_feed_id":313327,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/0y1v4qsq","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/religion-faith/jewish-studies/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6e52f8b7-498b-46e9-a3df-a405f10ed6e5/57ca3477-a6ff-41a1-93a4-8363460c7ca5/3000x3000/60cca3664f8db6504a688566b559fc80.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":600,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T16:17:40.869396+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-jewish-studies-313327"},"episode":{"title":"\"The Protocols of the Elders of Zion\" in Court: The Bern Trial (1933-1935) and the \"Antisemitic International\"","slug":"the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion-in-court-the-bern-trial-1933-1935-and-the-antisemitic-international","published_at":"2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-jewish-studies-313327/the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion-in-court-the-bern-trial-1933-1935-and-the-antisemitic-international","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-jewish-studies-313327","url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/religion-faith/jewish-studies/","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/6e52f8b7-498b-46e9-a3df-a405f10ed6e5/episodes/5a4311a6-3995-41e1-9a19-71b02b3feebe/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=6e52f8b7-498b-46e9-a3df-a405f10ed6e5&awEpisodeId=5a4311a6-3995-41e1-9a19-71b02b3feebe&feed=0y1v4qsq","summary":"Between 1933 and 1935, a trial was held in Bern against members of the Swiss extreme right-wing National Front who had distributed “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” a widely disseminated antisemitic publication that spread lies about Jews. The real target of the Jewish organizations that initiated the trial, however, was the pamphlet itself, its origin, its dissemination, and its use in Europe's fascist movements. During the course of the trial, both sides received ample support in the form of material assistance and propaganda. The defendants and their supporters in Nazi Germany were able to rely on an extensive network that had been established in the early 1920s to combat “Judaeo-Bolshevism.” This conspiratorial “Antisemitic International” united German völkisch circles, Italian fascists, Russian monarchists, and French conspiracy theorists. On the other side, the plaintiffs actively sought to expose the “Protocols” as a forgery in the hope that this would counteract their impact. In this lecture, Michael Hagemeister will use the Bern trial as a case study of Jewish legal self-defense in order to shed light on both the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” and the concerted efforts against the “Antisemitic International” in the 1930s, which have received little attention from historians. Read more about Michael Hagemeister's research on The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. This lecture originally took place on April 10, 2024. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies","meta_description":"Between 1933 and 1935, a trial was held in Bern against members of the Swiss extreme right-wing National Front who had distributed “The Protocols of the E…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4080,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-jewish-studies-313327/episodes/the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion-in-court-the-bern-trial-1933-1935-and-the-antisemitic-international/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-jewish-studies-313327/the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion-in-court-the-bern-trial-1933-1935-and-the-antisemitic-international.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}