The dog in a dress sits on a bench while the one in Lederhosen begs for her attention. Without mentioning Jews directly, film reporters discouraged the selfsame traits and techniques identified by overt antisemitic sources as Jewish and promoted the themes and styles those sources praised as German. What is Richard Tausch's telephone number? Hard power threatens; soft power seduces. The overtly antisemitic representation of Jewish characters in Susanne is both malicious and banal.
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