A classroom with four boys with light hair and light skin tones sitting at slanted desks. Another student with light hair and light skin tone stands at the front of the classroom, using a long stick to point towards the number 6 written on the chalkboard. To the left, a male adult teacher leans on a wooden podium looking towards the chalkboard. The illustrations on the chalkboard include the Star of David, the number 6, and two antisemitic caricatures of Jewish men.
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Illustration from an antisemitic German children's book

Illustration from an antisemitic German children's book, Der Giftpilz (The Poisonous Mushroom), used to indoctrinate children in the Nazi worldview. It was published in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1935. The caption to the image on the page shown here reads: "The Jewish nose is crooked, it looks like a 6."


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