Papers of Weltdienst and the Bern trial re the Protocols of the Elders of Zion

This microfilm collection of documents of the anti-Semitic organisation Weltdienst comprises 2 groups of papers: material relating to the infamous Bern trial of the 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion', c1937; and correspondence and papers relating to the activities of Weltdienst, the periodical and the 'institute', 1942-1943.

Weltdienst I

Papers relating to the Bern trial of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, including:

Frames 5-11: Alphabetical list of Weltdienst subscribers

Frames 13-18: Letter dated 28 Jan 1937 from the Jewish Central Information Office, containing a list of propagandists of international antisemitism

Frames 20-78: correspondence and affidavits etc re confirmation of the identity of defendants' witnesses, in particular Sergei Sergiejewitsch Nilus, son of Sergei Alexandrowitsch Nilus, responsible for the original publication of the Protocols, 1930-1937

Frames 79-103: Verdict and judgement in case against the distributors of the Protocols, Bern, high court, 1 November 1937

Weltdienst II

Frames 107-155: Correspondence with Kanzlei, Rosenberg etc, 1942-1943, including a handwritten (English) itemised contents description some of which is arranged under the following headings: Weltanschauliche Information; NS Monatshefte/ Dr Achterberg; Volkskunde/ Dr Strobel