il-002820-9932929395004146-9932995900204146
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has beginning date: 1935-01-01
has end date: 1935-12-31
has or had holder: il-002820
has or had some members with language: deu
identifier: 9932995900204146
is or was included in: il-002820-9932929395004146
note: Title viewed 18.09.2019
note: Electronic text and image data Jerusalem Yad Vashem 2015
note: Electronic access only
note: Copies of pictures regarding the Bern trial; from the Hadassa Ben Itto collection
record resource extent: 1 electronic resource (9 pages)
scope and content: The file contains an edition of the newspaper Berner Tagbatt published in May 1935. The edition is entitles as 'Das Urteil' and informs about the verdict of the the court, concerning the Protocols of the wise man of Zion. Eventually, the defendants Theodor Fischer and Silvio Schnell were sentenced by judge Walter Meyer in his verdict. The penalty was a quite symbolic fine: Fr. 50 (Fischer) and Fr. 20 (Schnell). However, the defendants found guilty would have to pay a larger sum of the costs of the trial and some of the costs of the plaintiffs. Commenting on his verdict in the court, judge Walter Meyer said he was convinced by his evaluation of the testimonies of the witnesses and the statements of the experts that the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are a forgery and"Schundliteratu" that might instigate crimes by agitation against a minority.
title: Berner Tagblatt- Das Urteil im Prozess um die 'Zionistischen Protokolle'