One of our most important tasks will be to save future generations from a similar political fate and to maintain for ever watchful in them a knowledge of the menace of Jewry. For this reason alone it is vital that the Passion play be continued at Oberammergau; for never has the menace of Jewry been so convincingly portrayed as in this presentation of what happened in the times of the Romans. There one sees in Pontius Pilate a Roman racially and intellectually so superior, that he stands like a firm, clean rock in the middle of the whole muck and mire of Jewry.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker emphasizes preserving anti-Semitic views through cultural events like the Oberammergau play.
- In plain terms
- Keep the play running to teach hatred against Jewish people.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultural works can be used to sustain prejudice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does art shape prejudice?
- What role does history play in bias?
Another view
The quote promotes dangerous racial stereotypes that have caused immense harm.
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